Crawley v. Aargon Collection Agency et al

Filing 16

ORDER Granting 15 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney by James Kevin Schultz. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 2/16/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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James K. Schultz, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10219
SESSIONS, FISHMAN, NATHAN & ISRAEL, L.L.C.
1545 Hotel Circle South, Suite 150
San Diego, California 92108-3426 |
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]
Shannon G. Splaine, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 8241
Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos LLP
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89169-5968
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants,
Aargon Agency, Inc. (incorrectly named as Aargon Collection Agency)
Armand Fried

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KARA CRAWLEY,
Plaintiff,

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Case No: 2:16-cv-02626-JAD-CWH

vs.

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS
COUNSEL

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AARGON COLLECTION AGENCY (aka
AARGON AGENCY, INC.); and
ATTORNEY ARMAND FRIED,
Defendants.

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COMES NOW, James K. Schultz of the law firm Sessions, Fishman, Nathan &
Israel, LLC, counsel for Defendants, Aargon Agency, Inc. and Armand Fried

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(“Defendants”), and files this Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Defendants pursuant to

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Local Rule IA 10-6. This Motion is made based on the following:
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1)

This matter has been submitted by Aargon Agency, Inc. to its insurance

carrier, and the law firm of Carlson & Messer, LLP was retained by the insurance carrier

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to represent Defendants.
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2)

The law firm of Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos LLP will stay on as local

counsel in this case.
3)

Defendants recently filed a Motion to Consolidate this lawsuit with ten other

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related lawsuits filed in this district. Carlson & Messer will file a pro hac vice motion into
the first two filed cases of the eleven that are the subject of the Motion to
Consolidate. Carlson & Messer will then substitute into those two cases for Sessions

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Fishman Nathan & Israel, LLC while the Motion to Consolidate is pending. Lincoln
Gustafson & Cercos, LLP will remain as counsel in all 11 cases.
4)

At this point, no specific delay in a deadline will result from the Withdrawal.

5)

Good cause is present in this case to grant the withdrawal, due to the

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Defendants’ insurance carrier retaining Carlson & Messer LLP to defend Defendants.

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Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ James K. Schultz
James K. Schultz

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Attorney for Defendants,
Aargon Agency, Inc. (incorrectly named as Aargon
Collection Agency) and Armand Fried

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MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
February 16, 2017
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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DATE: ____________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on this 15th day of February, 2017, a copy of the foregoing was
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filed electronically in the ECF system. Notice of this filing will be sent to the parties of
record by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system, including Plaintiff’s counsel as

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described below. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s system.
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Vernon A. Nelson Jr., Esq.
Law Office of Vernon Nelson
9480 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 244,
Las Vegas, NV 89123

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/s/ James K. Schultz
James K. Schultz
Attorney for Defendants,
Aargon Agency, Inc. (incorrectly named as
Aargon Collection Agency) and Armand Fried

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