Yerk v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Filing 156

ORDER re 154 Appearance of non-resident counsel filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Doc. #154) is GRANTED. Patricia G. Griffith, of the law firm Ford and Harrison LLP, 271 17th Street N.W., Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, shall be admitted pro hac vice on behalf of the Defendants. Robert D. Hall, Esq., and Shannon L. Kelly, Esq., of the law firm Ford and Harrison, LLP, 101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, Tampa, Florida 33602, shall be designated local Counsel in this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 8/16/2011. (LMH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
ROBERT E. TARDIF, JR., as Trustee for Jason
Yerk,
Plaintiff,
-vs-

Case No. 2:09-cv-537-FtM-29SPC

PEOPLE for the ETHICAL TREATMENT of
ANIMALS, a Virginia not-for-profit corporation,
Defendant.
______________________________________

ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Doc. #154) filed on
August 12, 2011. Patricia G. Griffith, of the law firm Ford and Harrison LLP, 271 17th Street N.W.,
Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30363, moves the Court for permission to appear pro hac vice on behalf
of the Defendant. Attorney Griffith is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia.
Further, Robert D. Hall, Esq., and Shannon L. Kelly, Esq., of the law firm Ford and Harrison, LLP,
101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, Tampa, Florida 33602, has agreed to act as local Counsel in
this matter. Having considered the motion, the Court finds good cause and will grant permission to
appear pro hac vice on behalf of the Defendants.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
(1) The Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Doc. #154) is GRANTED. Patricia G. Griffith,
of the law firm Ford and Harrison LLP, 271 17th Street N.W., Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30363,
shall be admitted pro hac vice on behalf of the Defendants.

(2)

Robert D. Hall, Esq., and Shannon L. Kelly, Esq., of the law firm Ford and Harrison,

LLP, 101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, Tampa, Florida 33602, shall be designated local
Counsel in this matter.
(3)

If Counsel has not already done so, within eleven (11) days from the date of the

Order, Counsel shall pay the $10.00 filing fee along with the application for special admission to
practice which can be found on www.flmd.uscourts.gov.
(4)

Unless already completed, within eleven (11) days from the date of the Order,

Counsel shall register for CM/ECF. Failure to register may cause the Court to revoke its permission
to appear specially without further notice.
DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this

Copies: All Parties of Record

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16th

day of August, 2011.