St. Juste v. Aargon Agency, Inc

Filing 20

ORDER Granting 16 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Attorneys Mark J. Bourassa and Trent L Richards are substituted in place and stead of Attorney Armand Fried for Aargon Agency, Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 1/6/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SHALLAN ST. JUSTE,

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Plaintiff,
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AARGON AGENCY, INC.,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-00871-JAD-PAL
ORDER
(Mot Subst Atty - Dkt. #16)

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This matter is before the court on the Motion to Substitute Attorney (Dkt. #16) filed December

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20, 2013. It seeks to substitute Mark J. Bourassa, Esq., and Trent L. Richards, Esq., of The Bourassa

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Law Group, in place of Armand Fried, Esq., as attorney for Defendant in this matter.

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LR IA 10-6(c) requires that any stipulation to substitute attorneys shall be by leave of court and

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shall bear the signature of the attorneys and the client represented. It provides that the signature of an

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attorney to substitute into a case “constitutes an express acceptance of all dates then set for pretrial

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proceedings, for trial or hearing, by the discovery plan, or in any court order.” LR IA 10-6(d) also

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provides that the substitution of an attorney “shall not alone be reason for delay of pretrial proceedings,

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discovery, the trial, or any hearing in this case.” The Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order (Dkt. #12)

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was entered August 19, 2013, which gives the parties until February 3, 2014, in which to complete

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discovery.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED:

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Defendant’s request to substitute Mark J. Bourassa, Esq., and Trent L. Richards, Esq., of

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The Bourassa Law Group, in place of Armand Fried, Esq. (Dkt. #16), is GRANTED,

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subject to the provisions of LR IA 10-6(c) and (d).

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Dated this 6th day of January, 2014.

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Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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