DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt Am Main, New York Branch v. McCranie

Filing 97

ORDER granting 96 Motion for Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Monte C. Richardson on 6/27/2013. (BEE)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRALGENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, FRANKFURT
AM MAIN, NEW YORK BRANCH,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No. 3:10-cv-222-J-MCR

MICHAEL MCCRANIE a/k/a MICHAEL J.
MCCRANIE,
Defendants.
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ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Second Amended Motion for
Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice (Doc. 96) filed June 27, 2013. Plaintiff seeks an
order permitting attorney Alex Darcy of the law firm Askounis & Darcy, PC to appear as
pro hac vice counsel in this case.
Mr. Darcy is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Illinois and the United
States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Attorney Lawrence C. Rolfe of
the law firm Rolfe & Lobello, PA shall act as designated local counsel in this matter.
Local Rule 2.02(a) of the Local Rules for the Middle District of Florida provides
that, “the non-resident attorney shall pay a fee equal to the fee prescribed in Rule
2.01(d), and the written designation shall certify the non-resident attorney’s payment of
the fee.” The Court would also note that any attorney who appears specially pursuant
to Local Rule 2.02(a) or (b) is also deemed to be governed by, among other things, all
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Local Rules of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, and the Code
of Professional Responsibility that sets forth the proper professional behavior of
members of the Florida Bar.1
Accordingly, after due consideration, it is
ORDERED:
Plaintiff’s Second Amended Motion for Admission of Counsel Pro Hac Vice (Doc.
96) is GRANTED upon payment of the appropriate fee.
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida this 27th day of June, 2013.

Copies to:
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The Local Rules are available for review on the public website for the Middle District
Court of Florida at www.flmd.uscourts.gov and may be obtained from the Clerk's Office.
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