Humane Society of The United States et al v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al

Filing 15

ORDER granting 13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice - Attorney Erik Edward Petersen for State of Wyoming. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 11/13/2017. (ASG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION

FILED
NOV 13 2017
Clerk, U.S District Court
District Of Montana
Missoula

THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE
UNITED STATES and THE FUND FOR
ANIMALS,

CV 17-117-M-DLC

ORDER
Plaintiffs,
vs.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,
an agency of the Department of the
Interior; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR; RYAN ZINKE, Secretary of
the Interior; GREG SHEEHAN, Acting
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and JIM KURTH, Deputy
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service,
Defendants.
and
STATE OF WYOMING,
Defendant-Intervenor.
Defendant-Intervenor State of Wyoming moves for the admission of Erik E.
Petersen to practice before this Court in this case with Adrian Miller to act as local
counsel. The application appears to be in order.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant-Intervenor's motion to admit
Erik E. Petersen pro hac vice (Doc. 13) is GRANTED on the condition that Mr.
Petersen does his own work. This means that he must: (1) do his own writing; (2)
sign his own pleadings, motions, and briefs; and (3) 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.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is subject to withdrawal unless
Mr. Petersen within fifteen (15) days of this Order, files a separate pleading
acknowledging his admission under the terms set forth above.
DATED this \ 3+k day of November, 2017.

Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge
United States District Court

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