Sparr v. Colvin

Filing 20

ORDER TO OBTAIN LOCAL COUNSEL. Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (Ciesla, C)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CYNTHIA L. SPARR,

No. 14-11529

Plaintiff,

District Judge Matthew F. Leitman

v.

Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER TO OBTAIN LOCAL COUNSEL
E.D. Mich. Local Rule 83.20(f) requires that an attorney who is not an active
member of the State Bar of Michigan must obtain local counsel who is admitted to
practice in the Eastern District of Michigan, and who has an office in this district:
(f) Local Counsel.
(1) General Requirement. A member of the bar of this court who appears
as attorney of record in the district court and is not an active member of the
State Bar of Michigan must specify as local counsel a member of the bar of
this court with an office in the district. Local counsel must enter an
appearance and have the authority and responsibility to conduct the case if
non-local counsel does not do so. On application, the court may relieve an
attorney who is not an active member of the State Bar of Michigan of the
obligation to specify local counsel.
Plaintiff’s attorney, Kelie C. Schneider, of Daley Disability Law P.C., whose
office is in Chicago, IL, is not a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and is thus
required to comply with L.R. 83.20(f). She has not filed an application to be relieved of
that obligation. Therefore, within 14 days of the date of this Order, local counsel with an
office in this district shall file an appearance on behalf of Plaintiff.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: January 7, 2015
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on
January 7, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. mail.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager

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