BGC Partners, Inc. et al v. Avison Young (Canada), Inc. et al

Filing 731

ORDER granting 730 Motion to Remove Attorney from the List of Counsel for Plaintiffs and from the Electronic Service List. Attorney William Kirby terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah on 9/6/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MAM)

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Todd L. Bice, Esq., Bar No. 4534
Pisanelli Bice PLLC
400 South 7th Street, Suite 300
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Tina B. Solis
Seth A. Horvath
Nixon Peabody LLP
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 5200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Newmark Group Inc.,
G&E Acquisition Company LLC, and
BGC Real Estate of Nevada LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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NEWMARK GROUP INC., G&E
ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, and
BGC REAL ESTATE OF NEVADA LLC,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:15–cv–00531–RFB–EJY

vs.
AVISON YOUNG (CANADA) INC.,
AVISON YOUNG (USA) INC., AVISON
YOUNG–NEVADA LLC, MARK ROSE,
THE NEVADA COMMERCIAL GROUP,
JOHN PINJUV, and JOSEPH KUPIEC;
DOES 1 through 5; and ROE BUSINESS
ENTITIES 6 through 10,
Defendants.

MOTION TO REMOVE WILLIAM M.
KIRBY FROM THE LIST OF COUNSEL
FOR PLAINTIFFS AND FROM THE
COURT’S ELECTRONIC SERVICE
SYSTEM

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Plaintiffs Newmark Group Inc., G&E Acquisition Company LLC, and BGC Real Estate of

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Nevada LLC (together, “Plaintiffs”), through their counsel, move this Court to remove William M.

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Kirby from the list of counsel for Plaintiffs and from the Electronic Service System. In support of

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this motion, Plaintiffs state as follows:
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William M. Kirby was admitted pro hac vice, and is an attorney of record for

Plaintiffs. He has not appeared as the lead or trial attorney.
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William M. Kirby is leaving the law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP. As a result,

Plaintiffs wish to have William M. Kirby’s appearance removed from the list of counsel for
Plaintiffs and from the Court’s Electronic Service System.
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The following remain as attorneys of record for Plaintiffs: Todd L. Bice and Jordan

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T. Smith of Pisanelli Bice, PLLC; and Tina Solis, Seth Horvath, Christopher Hotaling, R. Scott
Alsterda, Christina Kurow, David Pattee, and Scott Dinner of Nixon Peabody LLP.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request entry of an order removing William M.
Kirby’s name from the list of counsel for Plaintiffs and the Court’s CM/ECF in this matter.

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Dated: September 6, 2024

Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Tina B. Solis

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Todd L. Bice, Esq., Bar No. 4534
Pisanelli Bice PLLC
400 South 7th Street, Suite 300
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Tina B. Solis
Seth A. Horvath
Nixon Peabody LLP
70 W. Madison Street, Suite 5200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Newmark Group Inc.,
G&E Acquisition Company LLC, and
BGC Real Estate of Nevada LLC

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Remove William M. Kirby from

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the List of Counsel for Plaintiff (ECF No. 730) is GRANTED this 6th day of September

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2024.

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_________________________________
ELAYNA J. YOUCHAH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Case 2:15-cv-00531-RFB-EJY Document 730 Filed 09/06/24 Page 4 of 4

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, the undersigned, certify that on September 6, 2024, I caused a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Motion to Remove William M. Kirby from the List of Counsel for Plaintiffs and
from the Court’s Electronic Service System to be filed electronically with the clerk of court
using the court’s CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of electronic filing to the
counsel of record who have entered an appearance in this case, including:

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Robert S. Larsen
Wing Y. Wong
Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
300 S. 4th St., Suite 1550
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Tel. [phone]
Fax. [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Nathaniel Kritzer
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Avison Young (Canada) Inc.,
Avison Young (USA) Inc., Avison Young–Nevada LLC,
Mark Rose, Joseph Kupiec, The Nevada
Commercial Group LLC, and John Pinjuv

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/s/ Tina B. Solis
One of the Attorneys for Plaintiffs Newmark Group
Inc., G&E Acquisition Company LLC,
and BGC Real Estate of Nevada LLC