JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Williston Investment Group, LLC, et al

Filing 28

ORDER Granting Joseph A. Gutierrez, Esq.'s 27 Motion to Withdraw as Attorneys of Record for Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC. Williston Investment Group, LLC must retain new counsel if it intends to continue to litigate this matter by 7/6/2017. The Clerk of Court shall add the last known address of Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC to the civil docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 6/6/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - copy mailed to Williston Investment Group, LLC - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

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Plaintiffs,
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WILLISTON INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, et al., )
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-02874-JCM-GWF
ORDER
Motion to Withdraw as Attorneys of
Record (ECF No. 27)

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This matter is before the Court on Joseph A. Gutierrez, Esq.’s Motion to Withdraw the law firm

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Maier Gutierrez & Associates as Attorneys of Record for Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC

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(ECF No. 27), filed on May 18, 2017. To date, no party has filed a response to this motion and the time

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for opposition has now expired. Furthermore, the movant substantially establishes good cause for the

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withdrawal. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Joseph A. Gutierrez, Esq.’s Motion to Withdraw as
Attorneys of Record for Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC (ECF No. 27) is granted.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Williston Investment Group, LLC must retain new

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counsel if it intends to continue to litigate this matter. A corporation or limited liability company may

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appear in federal court only through licensed counsel. U.S. v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d

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1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993). Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC shall have until July 6,

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2017, to advise the Court if it will retain new counsel.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall:

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docket:

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Williston Investment Group, LLC
1421 N. Jones Blvd., Suite 172
Las Vegas, Nevada 89108

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Add the last known address of Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC to the civil

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Serve Defendant Williston Investment Group, LLC with a copy of this order at their last

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known address listed above.

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DATED this 6th day of June, 2017.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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