Alliance for the Wild Rockies et al v. Vilsack et al

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Christopher T. Griffith. NOTE: Instructions to request Montana CM/ECF registration through PACER are found here. Acknowledgment of PHV Order due by 5/23/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on 5/8/2024. (APP)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD
ROCKIES; NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
COUNCIL; YELLOWSTONE TO
UINTAS CONNECTION; FRIENDS
OF THE BITTERROT; and
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS,

CV 24–10–M–DLC–KLD
ORDER

Plaintiffs,
vs.
TOM VILSACK, in his official
capacity as Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture; RANDY
MOORE, in his official capacity as
Chief of the Forest Service;
MATTHEW ANDERSON, in his
official capacity as the Bitterroot
National Forest Supervisor; DAN
PLILEY, in his official capacity as the
West Fork District Ranger; UNITED
STATES FOREST SERVICE; and
UNITED STATES FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE,
Defendants,
RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA
Defendant-Intervenor.

Defendant-Intervenor moves for the admission of Christopher T. Griffith to
practice before this Court as pro hac vice Counsel in this case with Bill Fulbright
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and Christine Lindley to act as local counsel. Mr. Griffith’s application appears to
be in order.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Intervenor’s
motion to admit Christopher T. Griffith pro hac vice is GRANTED on the
condition that Mr. Griffith shall do his own work. This means that Mr. Griffith
must do his own writing, sign his 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.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order is subject to withdrawal unless
Mr. Griffith, within fifteen (15) days of the date of this Order, files a pleading
acknowledging his admission under the terms set forth above.
DATED this 8th day of May, 2024.

___________________________
Kathleen L. DeSoto
United States Magistrate Judge

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