Binno v. The American Bar Association

Filing 5

ORDER denying 4 Motion for Law Student Practice. Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (LSau)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ANGELO BINNO,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 11-CV-12247-DT
v.
HONORABLE DENISE PAGE HOOD
THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,
Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LAW STUDENT PRACTICE
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Law Student Practice pursuant to
E.D. Mich. LR 83.21. Plaintiff is represented by the Sam Bernstein Law Firm. Plaintiff seeks an
order permitting Jason M. Turkish, a law student, to assist in the representation of this matter.
The Eastern District of Michigan’s law student practice rule allows eligible law students to
assist the United States Attorney’s Office, the Federal Defender’s Office, an accredited law school,
an eligible legal aid clinic and the Pro Bono Civil Assignment Panel of the Court. E.D. Mich. LR
83.21(a) and (b). Based on the submissions by Plaintiff, Mr. Turkish meets the academic and moral
standards set by the dean of his law school, Northwestern University School of Law, as required by
LR 83.21(b). However, the Sam Bernstein Law Firm is not an eligible entity under the rule.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Law Student Practice [No. 4, filed
June 10, 2011] is DENIED.
s/Denise Page Hood
Denise Page Hood
United States District Judge
Dated: June 23, 2011

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on June
23, 2011, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/LaShawn R. Saulsberry
Case Manager

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