Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nadel et al

Filing 1009

ORDER ATTACHED granting 1008 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney for Quest. Attorneys James E. Felman and Katherine Earle Yanes terminated. Quest shall have until 5/14/2013 for new counsel to enter appearance. Signed by Judge Richard A. Lazzara on 4/29/2013. (CCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO: 8:09-cv-87-T-26TBM

ARTHUR NADEL; SCOOP CAPITAL, LLC;
and SCOOP MANAGEMENT, INC.,
Defendants,
SCOOP REAL ESTATE, L.P.;
VALHALLA INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.;
VALHALLA MANAGEMENT, INC.;
VICTORY IRA FUND, LTD.; VICTORY FUND, LTD.;
VIKING IRA FUND, LLC; VIKING FUND, LLC;
and VIKING MANAGEMENT, LLC,
Relief Defendants.
/
ORDER
Upon due consideration, it is ordered and adjudged that the Motion of Kynes, Markman
& Felman, P.A.; James E. Felman, Esquire; and Katherine Earle Yanes, Esquire, for Leave to
Withdraw as Counsel for Non-Parties (Dkt. 1008) is granted. The law firm and its individual
attorneys are relieved of any further responsibility to represent the interest of Quest Energy
Management Group, Inc. (Quest) in this case. Quest shall have until May 14, 2013, to have new
counsel enter an appearance on its behalf. Quest is put on notice that because it is a corporation
it may only appear and be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law before this Court.

See Local Rule 2.03(e). The Court will delay a ruling on the Receiver’s pending motion to place
Quest into the receivership estate until after May 14, 2013.

DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida, on April 29, 2013.

s/Richard A. Lazzara
RICHARD A. LAZZARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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Counsel of Record

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