Tolliver-McGregor v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc.

Filing 9

ORDER granting 6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice and 7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Meredith Shippee and Martin Bishop. Copy of Order mailed to counsel and KH Msla provided with affidavits. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 12/20/2016. Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 12/5/2016. (DED)

FILED
DEC 0 5 2016
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Clerk, U.S District Court
District Of Montana
Helena

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION
WENDY TOLLIVER-MCGREGOR,
Plaintiff,

No. CV-16-58-BU-SEH

vs.
ORDER
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF
MONTANA, INC.,
Defendant.

Health Care Service Corporation, an Illinois mutual legal reserve company
("HCSC") doing business in Montana as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana,
moves on behalf of the alleged "incorrectly sued ... Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Montana, Inc." 1 for the admission of Meredith A. Shippee, Esq. ("Shippee") and
Martin J. Bishop, Esq. ("Bishop") of Reed Smith, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, to
practice before this Court in this case with Daniel J. Auerbach, Esq., of Browning,
Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P .C., Missoula, Montana, to act as local counsel.

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Doc. 1.

Shippee and Bishop's applications appear to be in compliance with L.R.
83.l(d).
ORDERED:
Shippee and Bishop's Pro Hae Vice Applications2 are GRANTED, subject
to the following conditions:
1.

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

2.

Either Shippee or Bishop, but not both, may act as co-lead counsel;

3.

Shippee and Bishop must each do his or her own work. Each must do

his or her own writing, sign his or her own pleadings, motions and briefs, and, if
designated co-lead counsel, must appear and participate personally in all
proceedings before this Court;
4.

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

and other documents served or filed.
Admission is personal to Shippee and Bishop; it is not an admission of Reed
Smith, LLP.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:
This Order will be withdrawn unless Shippee and Bishop, within 15 days
from the date of this Order, both file an acknowledgment and acceptance of his or
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Docs. 6, 7.
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her admission under th~..;z-ms set forth above.
DATED this ~~of December, 2016.

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United States District Judge

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