Wells Fargo Bank National Association v. Woodward Family Trust et al

Filing 50

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 49 Motion Discharging Attorney Randal Alan Deshazer as Counsel of Record. Mr. Deshazer shall file a proof of service by 9/25/2017 re service of this order on Defendants Woodward Family Trust, Ferdinand Vasque z, and Madeleine Vasquez. Defendants Ferdinand Vasquez, Madeleine Vasquez and Woodward Family Trust shall either have their new attorney file a notice of appearance or file a notice of intent to proceed pro se by 10/16/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/18/2017. (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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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,

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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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WOODWARD FAMILY TRUST, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-02449-GMN-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 49)

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to discharge attorney Randal Alan DeShazer as

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attorney for Defendants Woodward Family Trust, Ferdinand Vasquez, and Madeleine Vasquez. Docket

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No. 49. The deadline to respond has passed, and no response has been filed. Based on the sealed order

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of suspension (Docket No. 3) in 2:17-ms-00057, Mr. DeShazer is suspended from practice in this Court.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion (Docket No. 49) is hereby GRANTED. Randal Alan Deshazer

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is hereby DISCHARGED as attorney of record in this case. No later than September 25, 2017, Mr.

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Deshazer is ORDERED to file a proof of service evidencing his serving a copy of this order on

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Defendants Woodward Family Trust, Ferdinand Vasquez, and Madeleine Vasquez. No later than

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September 25, 2017, Mr. Deshazer is ORDERED to file the address and phone numbers for Defendants

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Woodward Family Trust, Ferdinand Vasquez, and Madeleine Vasquez.

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No later than October 16, 2017, Defendants Ferdinand Vasquez and Madeleine Vasquez are

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ORDERED to either have their new attorney file a notice of appearance or to file a notice of intent to

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proceed pro se. No later than October 16, 2017, Defendant Woodward Family Trust is ORDERED to

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either have its new attorney file a notice of appearance or, to the extent it has reason to believe it would

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be proper to do so, shall file a notice of intent to proceed pro se supported by legal authority that

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proceeding pro se would be appropriate. Cf. C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696,

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697-98 (9th Cir. 1987) (holding that trust could not be represented pro se by trustee).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 18, 2017

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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