United States of America et al v. Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital et al

Filing 118

ORDER granting 116 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jesse A. Whitten. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 9/20/2017. Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 9/5/2017. (ELL)

FILED
SEP 0 5 2017
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX
REL. FRANK M. REMBERT AND
MICHAEL R. PARADISE,

Clerk, U.S District Court
District Of Montana
Helena

No. CV 15-80-BU-SEH

Relators,
vs.

ORDER

BOZEMAN HEAL TH DEACONESS
HOSPITAL DIB/A BOZEMAN
HEALTH, and
DEACONESS-INTERCITY
IMAGING, LLC DIB/A ADV ANCED
MEDICAL IMAGING,
Defendants.
Defendants have moved for admission of Jesse A. Whitten, Esq.,
("Whitten") of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP to practice before this Court in this
case with Ian Mcintosh, Esq., of Crowley Fleck PLLP, Bozeman Montana, to act
as local counsel. 1 The·court has been notified that Jeffrey Perconte, Esq., of
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, is leaving Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and that
Whitten will be substituted into the case for Perconte.
Whitten's application appears to be in compliance with L.R. 83.l(d).

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Doc. No. 116.

ORDERED:
1.

Local counsel must serve as either lead or co-lead counsel;

2.

Whitten must do his own work. He must do his own writing, sign his

own pleadings, motions and briefs, and, if designated co-lead counsel, must appear
and participate personally in all proceedings before this Court;
3.

Local counsel shall also sign all such pleadings, motions and briefs

and other documents served or filed.
Admission is personal to Whitten; it is not an admission of Drinker Biddle
& ReathLLP.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:
1. This Order will be withdrawn unless Whitten, within 15 days from the
date of this Order, files an acknowledgment and acceptance of his admission
under the terms set forth above.
2. A notice of withdrawal for Jeffrey Perconte, Esq. shall be filed forthwith
by Jeffrey Perconte, Esq., as pro hac vice counsel.
DATED this

51ay

of September, 2017.

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SAME. HADDON
United States District Judge

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