Friends of Animals v. Zinke et al

Filing 4

ORDER granting 3 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Plaintiffs motion to admit Jennifer Best is GRANTED. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 5/1/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan on 4/16/2018. (AEC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS,

CV 18-64-BLG-SPW-TJC

Plaintiff,
ORDER
vs.
RYAN ZINKE, in his official capacity
as the Secretary of the Interior; GREG
SHEEHAN, in his official capacity as
Deputy Director of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; and U.S. FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE, an agency of
the United States,
Defendants.
Plaintiff moves for the admission of Jennifer Best to practice before this
Court in this case with Guy Alsentzer to act as local counsel. Ms. Best’s
application appears to be in order.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to admit
Jennifer Best pro hac vice is GRANTED on the condition that Ms. Best shall do
her own work. This means that Ms. Best must do her own writing, sign her own
pleadings, motions, and briefs, and appear and participate personally. Counsel
shall take steps to register in the Court’s electronic filing system (“CM-ECF”).
Further information is available on the Court’s website, www.mtd.uscourts.gov, or
from the Clerk’s Office. Ms. Best may move for the admission pro hac vice of one

(1) associate of her firm. Such associate, if duly admitted, shall be authorized to
participate in this case on the same terms and conditions as Ms. Best.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is subject to withdrawal unless
Ms. Best, within fifteen (15) days of the date of this Order, files a pleading
acknowledging her admission under the terms set forth above.
DATED this 16th day of April, 2018.
_______________________________
TIMOTHY J. CAVAN
United States Magistrate Judge