BNSF Railway Company et al v. The Center for Asbestos Related Disease, Inc.

Filing 48

ORDER re 47 Notice of Appearance filed by BNSF Railway Company. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 10/19/2021. (ASG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY,
on behalf of THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,

CV19–40–M–DLC

Plaintiff,

ORDER

vs.
THE CENTER FOR ASBESTOS
RELATED DISEASE, INC.,
Defendant.
On October 18, 2021, Nadia Patrick entered her appearance in this matter on
behalf of Plaintiff BNSF Railway Company. (Doc. 47.) Attached to this filing is a
proposed order which requests that this Court take some affirmative action in
relation to her filing. (Doc. 47-1.) Confusingly, although it appears Ms. Patrick is
a member of this Court’s bar, her proposed order cites to the provisions of this
district’s local rules related to pro hac vice admissions. (Id. at 1.) No pro hac vice
application has been filed with respect to Ms. Patrick, presumably because she is
admitted to practice before this Court. There is nothing for the Court to do. L.R.
83.1(b)(1) (“Member attorneys on active status may appear in any case”).1

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The Court is, of course, presuming that the provisions of Local Rule 83.1(a)(3), or (b)(3) have
not been triggered. If Ms. Patrick is no longer eligible for membership of this Court’s bar, she
shall promptly notify the Court of such.

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that to the extent Ms. Patrick requests that
this Court take some sort of judicial action in relation to her notice of appearance
(Doc. 47), such request is DENIED. Because Ms. Patrick is admitted to this
Court’s bar, no additional action is necessary.
DATED this 19th day of October, 2021.

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