Hughes v. S.A.W. Entertainment, LTD

Filing 12

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE:APPLICATION OF SHANNON LISS-RIORDAN FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE. Show Cause Response due by 8/5/2016. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 7/25/16. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NICOLE HUGHES,

Case No. 16-cv-03371-YGR

Plaintiff,
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v.
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S.A.W. ENTERTAINMENT, LTD,
Defendant.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: APPLICATION
OF SHANNON LISS-RIORDAN FOR
ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
Re: Dkt. No. 6

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Shannon Liss-Riordan, Esq., has filed an application for admission pro hac vice. (Dkt. No.
6.) Rule 11-3(b) of the Northern District of California’s Civil Local Rules provides:

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Disqualification from Pro Hac Vice Appearance. Unless authorized by
an Act of Congress or by an order of the assigned judge, an applicant is not
eligible for permission to practice pro hac vice if the applicant:
(1) Resides in the State of California; or
(2) Is regularly engaged in the practice of law in the State of California.
This disqualification shall not be applicable if the pro hac vice applicant (i) has
been a resident of California for less than one year; (ii) has registered with, and
completed all required applications for admission to, the State Bar of California;
and
(3) Has officially registered to take or is awaiting his or her results from
the California State Bar exam.
N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 11-3(b).

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The Court’s records indicate that Ms. Liss-Riordan is counsel in 12 cases filed in the
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Northern District of California, 10 of which have been filed in the last three years, and 9 of which

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are still pending at this time, including the instant action. The Court is not aware whether Ms.

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Liss-Riordan practices in other state or federal courts in the State of California.

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Accordingly, Shannon Liss-Riordan is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court
should not deny her application for admission pro hac vice pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-3(b).

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See generally Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., No. 13-cv-1196 WHO, 2015 WL 1474866, *2-3

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(N.D. Cal. Jan. 14, 2015) (overruling objection to pro hace vice application); Guguni v. Chertoff,

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No. C-08-1850 JL, 2008 LW 2080788, *1 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (vacating order granting application to

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appear pro hac vice).

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No later than August 5, 2016, Ms. Liss-Riordan shall either file a written response to this
order to show cause or withdraw her pro hac vice application. The matter shall be deemed

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submitted unless the Court notifies counsel of a hearing.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 25, 2016
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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