Federal Trade Commission v. OMICS Group Inc. et al

Filing 43

ORDER granting 41 Motion to admit Government Attorney to Practice in the District of Nevada. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 8/14/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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DAVID C. SHONKA
Acting General Counsel
IOANA RUSU
GREGORY A. ASHE
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20850
Telephone: [phone] (Rusu)
Telephone: [phone] (Ashe)
Facsimile: 202-326-3768
Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]
DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar No. 4790
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Case No. 2:16-cv-02022-GMN-VCF

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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MOTION TO ADMIT
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY TO
PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT
OF NEVADA FOR DURATION
OF ATTORNEY’S
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT

OMICS GROUP INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Pursuant to LR IA 11-3, the Federal Trade Commission respectfully requests that this
honorable Court admit Government attorney Michael E. Tankersley to practice in the District of
Nevada for the above-captioned case and in all matters in this district during the period of
employment by the United States. Local Rule IA 11-3 provides:
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Unless the court orders otherwise, any attorney who is a member in good standing of the
highest court of any state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia, who is
employed by the United States as an attorney and has occasion to appear in this court on
behalf of the United States, is entitled to be permitted to practice before this court during
the period of employment upon motion by the employing federal entity, the United States
Attorney, the United States Trustee’s Office, or the Federal Public Defender for this
district or one of the assistants.
Michael E. Tankersley is an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, an agency of the
federal government, and an active member in good standing of the Bar of the District of Columbia
(Bar No. 411977).
The following contact information is provided to the Court:
Michael E. Tankersley
Staff Attorney
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20580
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail].

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Accordingly, the Federal Trade Commission respectfully requests that the Court admit Michael

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E. Tankersley to practice in the District of Nevada for the duration of employment by the United

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States.

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Dated: July 19, 2017

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Respectfully submitted,
DAVID C. SHONKA
Acting General Counsel
_/s/Gregory

A. Ashe_______________________

GREGORY A. ASHE
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20850
Telephone: [phone] (Ashe)
Telephone: [phone](Tankersley)
Facsimile: 202-326-3768
Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar No. 4790
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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DATED:

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August 14, 2017

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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The undersigned hereby certifies that on J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 7 , a true and
correct copy of MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY TO PRACTICE IN
THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR DURATION OF ATTORNEY’S GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT was filed electronically with the United States District Court for the District of
Nevada using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification to all parties of interest participating in
the CM/ECF system.

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The undersigned further certifies that on July 19, 2017, a true and
correct copy of MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY TO PRACTICE IN
THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR DURATION OF ATTORNEY’S GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT was served by e-mail on the following, who are not registered participants of the
CM/ECF System: Vijay Kumar and Ashok Ram Kumar.

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/s/Gregory A. Ashe
Attorney for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission

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