Shepherd et al v. S3 Partners, LLC et al

Filing 117

ORDER by Judge Whyte granting 98 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2012)

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E-FILED on

1/6/2012

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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MARK SHEPHERD and DELIA SHEPHERD,

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No. C-09-01405 RMW

Plaintiffs,
v.
S3 PARTNERS, LLC; ALARIS
DEVELOPMENT; THE SHIELDS
FOUNDATION; NORTHWEST
CONSULTING GROUP, LLC; CORINTHIAN
WEALTH MANAGEMENT; GOLDEN
CREST WEALTH MANAGEMENT; PIERCE
ARROW INVESTORS, LLC; LIVINGSTONE
CAPITAL; STAGECOACH RETAIL, LLC;
SONTERRA RETAIL CENTER, LLC;
MICHAEL SIMS; SAM STAFFORD;
MELVIN RUSSELL SHIELDS; DAVID
VAUGHN; DAVID SAMUELS; CHASTAN
SHIELDS; DOUG BURKE,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

[Re Docket No. 98]

Defendants.

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This matter came before the Court on a motion by Campeau Goodsell Smith and

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Gregory Charles, Esq. (“Movants”) to be relieved as counsel of record (“Motion”) for S3

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Partners, LLC; The Shields Foundation; Northwest Consulting Group, LLC;

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Livingstone Capital; Stagecoach Retail, LLC; Sonterra Retail Center, LLC; Melvin

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Russell Shields; and Chastan Shields (“Defendants”).
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL—No. C-09-01405 RMW
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Appearances of counsel were noted on the Record. The Defendants did not

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oppose the Motion and did not appear at the hearing. For reasons stated on the Record

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and good cause appearing,
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED, and Movants are relieved as

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counsel of record for the Defendants.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the trial date of February 13, 2012 at 1:30 PM

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is NOT vacated; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the pre-trial conference scheduled for

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February 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM is NOT vacated.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Movants shall immediately serve a copy of

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this Order on the Defendants and file a Certificate of Service that includes the last

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known contact information for the Defendants.

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Defendants are hereby notified of the following effects this order may have upon parties:

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NOTICE TO S3 PARTNERS, LLC; THE SHIELDS FOUNDATION;
NORTHWEST CONSULTING GROUP, LLC; LIVINGSTONE CAPITAL;
STAGECOACH RETAIL, LLC; SONTERRA RETAIL CENTER, LLC; MELVIN
RUSSELL SHIELDS; and CHASTAN SHIELDS

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Your present attorney will no longer be representing you. You may not in most cases
represent yourself if you are one of the parties on the following list:

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A corporation
A partnership
A limited liability
company
An unincorporated
association

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A probate fiduciary
A trustee
A guardian

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A personal
representative
A guardian ad litem
A conservator

If you are one of these parties, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK LEGAL
ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION. Failure to retain an
attorney may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a default
judgment.

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Melvin Russell Shields and Chastan Shields are notified that if either person will be
representing himself or herself, he or she shall be solely responsible for the case.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL—No. C-09-01405 RMW
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NOTICE TO PARTY WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED

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You will not have any attorney representing you. You may wish to seek legal
assistance. If you do not have a new attorney to represent you in this action, and you
are legally permitted to do so, you will be representing yourself. It will be your
responsibility to comply with all court rules and applicable laws. If you fail to do so,
or fail to appear at hearings, action may be taken against you. You may lose your
case.

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Each party is notified that it is the party's duty to keep the court informed at all times of the
party's current address.
NOTICE TO PARTY WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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The court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court and other
parties informed of your current address and telephone number, they will not be able
to send you notices of actions that may affect you, including actions that may
adversely affect your interest or result in your losing the case.

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All parties are advised that the trial in this action has been set for February 13, 2012 and will

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not be continued absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances, as Defendants have known of the

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trial date for some time. The next presently scheduled hearing in this action is the pretrial

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conference and is set for February 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 6, United States District Court,

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280 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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NOTICE TO PARTIES
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You or your attorney must prepare for and attend this hearing.
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DATED:

January 6, 2012
RONALD M. WHYTE
United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL—No. C-09-01405 RMW
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