Morgan v. City of Henderson Detention Center et al

Filing 22

ORDER approving 21 Notice of Change of Attorney filed by R. Avrett and City of Henderson Detention Center. Attorney Nancy D Savage added. Attorney Ronald Sailon terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 11/12/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

Morgan v. City of Henderson Detention Center et al

Doc. 22

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 _________________________________________ PEGGY A. LEEN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE This matter is before the court on a Substitution of Attorneys (Dkt. #21) filed November 10, 2010. It seeks to substitute Nancy D. Savage in the place and stead of Ron Sailon as attorney for Defendant City of Henderson in this matter. LR IA 10-6(c) requires that any stipulation to substitute attorneys shall be by leave of court and shall bear the signature of the attorneys and the client represented. It provides that the signature of an attorney to substitute into a case "constitutes an express acceptance of all dates then set for pretrial proceedings, for trial or hearing, by the discovery plan, or in any court order." LR IA 10-6(d) also provides that the substitution of an attorney "shall not alone be reason for delay of pretrial proceedings, discovery, the trial, or any hearing in this case. This case was commenced when Plaintiff filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Dkt. #1) on July 30, 2009. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's request to substitute Nancy D. Savage in the place and stead of Ron Sailon is GRANTED, subject to the provisions of LR IA 10-6(c) and (d). Dated this 12th day of November, 2010. TONY H. MORGAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) CITY OF HENDERSON DETENTION CENTER, ) et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Case No. 2:09-cv-01392-RCJ-PAL ORDER (Substitution of Counsel - Dkt. #21)

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