Sumotext Corp. -v- Zoove, Inc., et al

Filing 197

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 196 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY POOYA SHOGHI PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 8/16/2017.(blflc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2017)

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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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SUMOTEXT CORP.,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 16-cv-01370-BLF

v.
ZOOVE, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE APPLICATION FOR
ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY POOYA
SHOGHI PRO HAC VICE
[Re: ECF 196]

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Counsel for Defendants Zoove, Inc. and Virtual Hold Technology LLC, Pooya Shoghi, has

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filed an Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice. Application, ECF 196. However,

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counsel’s address of record is located in Menlo Park, California. Id. Under this Court’s Civil

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Local Rules, an attorney generally “is not eligible for permission to practice pro hac vice if the

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applicant: (1) Resides in the State of California; or (2) Is regularly engaged in the practice of law

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in the State of California.” Civ. L.R. 11-3(b). This rule does not apply “if the pro hac vice

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applicant (i) has been a resident of California for less than one year; (ii) has registered with, and

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completed all required applications for admission to, the State Bar of California; and (iii) has

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officially registered to take or is awaiting his or her results from the California State Bar exam.”

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Counsel’s application does not assert that this exception applies or that another basis exists for the

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Court to grant counsel’s application in this case notwithstanding counsel’s local address of record.

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Accordingly, the Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice is DENIED

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 16, 2017
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge