Koehnen v. Standard Insurance Company

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ORDER Denying Plaintiff's 12 Motion to Substitute Attorney. A proper motion to substitute counsel shall be filed by 7/28/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 7/27/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DAWN KOEHNEN,

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Pending before the Court is a motion to substitute as counsel for Plaintiff. Docket No. 12.

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Such a request for relief must, inter alia, be signed by the substituting attorney, the substituted

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attorney, and the client. See Local Rule IA 11-6(c). To that end, the Court provides a form on its

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website. The pending motion references an “attached substitute form,” but that form is not signed

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by either counsel. Moreover, while that form is signed by the client, it contains no information about

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the case (including the caption or number) nor does it identify the attorneys being substituted. See

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Docket No. 12 at 3. A client’s signature on a blank form is ineffective. Accordingly, the motion is

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hereby DENIED. A proper motion to substitute counsel shall be filed by July 28, 2016. Failure

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to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions, up to and including case-

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dispostive sanctions and monetary sanctions imposed on counsel.

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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY,
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Defendant(s).

Case No. 2:16-cv-01059-JCM-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 12)

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Lastly, the Court reiterates its sentiment expressed from the bench that it is concerned by the

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level of lawyering exhibited in this case. Mr. Smith is advised that he must familiarize himself with

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the rules applicable to practicing in this Court and is expected to invest an appropriate amount of

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time to represent his client more effectively.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 27, 2016

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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