Chan, et al v. United States of America

Filing 16

ORDER DENYING 13 MOTION TO SET ASIDE 11 ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 9/15/2015. (blflc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/15/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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BERTRAM CHAN, et al.,

Case No. 15-cv-03251-BLF

Plaintiffs,
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SET
ASIDE ORDER DENYING
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF
ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE
[RE: ECF 13]

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On July 13, 2015, attorney Troy Renkemeyer filed an Application for Admission of

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Attorney Pro Hac Vice. The Application was not accompanied by a certificate of good standing as

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required by this Court’s Civil Local Rules. See Civil L.R. 11-3(a). Court staff contacted Mr.

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Renkemeyer’s office several times to request submission of the certificate. On September 10,

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2015, the Court denied the Application, as the certificate still had not been filed.

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On September 14, 2015, Mr. Renkemeyer filed a Motion to Set Aside Order Denying

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Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice. Mr. Renkemeyer appears to be asserting

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that the Order was issued improperly because his office sent the Court an email dated September

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9, 2015 indicating that: (1) Mr. Renkemeyer still was not in possession of a certificate of good

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standing; (2) a certificate of good standing had been requested from the Missouri Supreme Court

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the previous day, on September 8, 2015; and (3) once Mr. Renkemeyer obtained a certificate of

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good standing he would “resubmit the application” for admission pro hac vice. See Motion to Set

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Aside and Exh. A, ECF 13. The information provided in the email does not constitute a basis for

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setting aside the Court’s order. To the contrary, the email confirmed that the Application had been

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submitted prematurely, before counsel had obtained the required certificate of good standing, and

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indicated that counsel would resubmit the application once the certificate had been acquired.

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Accordingly, the Motion to Set Aside Order Denying Application for Admission of Attorney Pro

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Hac Vice is DENIED.

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The Court’s orders denying Mr. Renkemeyer’s initial Application and his current motion

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do not reflect upon Mr. Renkemeyer’s qualifications as an attorney. In fact, Mr. Renkemeyer’s

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renewed Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice, which is supported by a certificate

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of good standing, has been granted in a separate order. See Order Granting Application For

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Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice, ECF 15.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Dated: September 15, 2015
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge

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