Federal Trade Commission v. Publishers Business Services, Inc. et al

Filing 296

ORDER granting 295 Motion for Leave to Appear. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 2/25/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

Case 2:08-cv-00620-APG-GWF Document 295 Filed 02/24/16 Page 1 of 2

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
District of Nevada
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada State Bar No. 4790
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 702-388-6787
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for the United States.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
PUBLISHERS BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.,
et al.,
Defendants.

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MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY
TO PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR THIS CASE

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Pursuant to LR IA 10-3, the United States of America respectfully requests that this honorable

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Court admit Government attorney Whitney B. Merrill to practice in the District of Nevada for the

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above-captioned case. Rule IA 10-3 provides:

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any nonresident attorney who is a member in good
standing of the highest court of any state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of
Columbia, who is employed by the United States as an attorney and, while being so
employed, has occasion to appear in this Court on behalf of the United States, shall, upon
motion of the United States Attorney or the Federal Public Defender for this district or one of
the assistants, be permitted to practice before this court during the period of such employment.

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Case 2:08-cv-00620-APG-GWF Document 295 Filed 02/24/16 Page 2 of 2

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Whitney B. Merrill is an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, an agency of the federal
government, and is an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Illinois (No. 6317981).
The following contact information is provided to the Court:
Whitney B. Merrill
Federal Trade Commission
901 Market Street, Suite 570
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Accordingly, the United States respectfully requests that the Court admit Whitney B. Merrill to

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practice in the District of Nevada for the above-captioned case.

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Respectfully submitted this 24th day of February 2016.

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney

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/s/ Blaine T. Welsh
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DATED:
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February 25, 2016