Ezra v. Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. et al

Filing 58

ORDER that 55 , 56 , 57 Motions to Substitute Attorneys is GRANTED. Chad R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and David W. Gutke of Evans Fears and Schuttert, LLP are substituted in the place of Chard R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and Joshua Cools of Snell & Wilmer, LLP for Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb and Company, subject to the provisions of LR IA 11-6(c) and (d). Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 4/24/17. (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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BEVERLY J. EZRA,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-00486-RFB-PAL
ORDER
(Subst Atty – ECF No. 55, 56, 57)

WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C., et al.,
Defendants.

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This matter is before the court on the Substitutions of Attorneys (ECF Nos. 55, 56, 57).

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Chad R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and David W. Gutke of Evans Fears and Schuttert, LLP seek leave

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to be substituted in place of Chad R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and Joshua Cools of Snell & Wilmer,

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LLP for Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb and Company. LR IA 11-6(c) provides that the signature

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

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pretrial proceedings, for trial or hearing, by the discovery plan, or in any court order.” LR IA 11-

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6(d) also provides that the substitution of an attorney “shall not alone be reason for delay of pretrial

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proceedings, discovery, the trial, or any hearing in this case.”

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Having reviewed and considered the matter,

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. The Substitutions of Attorneys (ECF No. 55, 56, 57) are GRANTED.

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2. Chad R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and David W. Gutke of Evans Fears and Schuttert, LLP

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are substituted in the place of Chard R. Fears, Kelly A. Evans, and Joshua Cools of

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Snell & Wilmer, LLP for Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb and Company, subject to

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the provisions of LR IA 11-6(c) and (d).

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DATED this 24th day of April, 2017.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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