Bank of America, N.A. v. BTK Properties LLC, et al.

Filing 40

ORDER Granting 34 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Luis A. Ayon of Ayon Law, PLLC is substituted in the place of Margaret E. Schmidt of Maier Gutierrez & Associates for Defendant BTK Properties, LLC. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 6/19/17. (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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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-01558-JCM-PAL
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER
(Subst Atty – ECF No. 34)

BTK PROPERTIES, LLC, et al.
Defendants.

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This matter is before the court on the Substitution of Attorneys (ECF No. 34). Luis A.

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Ayon of Ayon Law, PLLC seeks leave to be substituted in the place of Margaret E. Schmidt of

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Maier Gutierrez & Associates for Defendant BTK Properties. LR IA 11-6(c) provides that the

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

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

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IA 11-6(d) also provides that the substitution of an attorney “shall not alone be reason for delay of

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pretrial proceedings, discovery, the trial, or any hearing in this case.” The deadline to complete

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discovery has expired, and the deadline to file dispositive motion is June 19, 2017. There are no

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pending motions before this court.

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Having reviewed and considered the matter,

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. The Substitution of Attorney (ECF No. 34) is GRANTED.

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2. Luis A. Ayon of Ayon Law, PLLC is substituted in the place of Margaret E. Schmidt

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of Maier Gutierrez & Associates for Defendant BTK Properties, LLC, subject to the

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

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DATED this 19th day of June, 2017.

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PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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