Furniture Royal Inc v. Shnadig International Corp. et al

Filing 72

ORDER Granting 71 Motion to Withdraw Attorney Sigal Chattah. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc. shall have until 4/30/20 to advise the Court if it will retain new counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 3/31/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - cc: Furniture Royal, Inc. - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FURNITURE ROYAL, INC.,

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Case No. 2:18-cv-00318-JCM-DJA

Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
SCHNADIG INTERNATIONAL CORP., et
al.,
Defendants.

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Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw (ECF No. 71), filed
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on March 27, 2020.
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Pursuant to Local Rule (“LR”) IA 11-6, “[n]o attorney may withdraw after appearing in a
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case except by leave of Court after notice has been served on the affected client and opposing
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counsel.” See LR IA 11-6(b). Having reviewed the motion, the Court finds that requirements of
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LR IA 11-6(b) have been met. Sigal Chattah indicates that Plaintiff has failed to meet its
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obligations to the firm and ceased all communication necessitating the withdrawal. The Court
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will require that Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc. advise the Court if it will retain new counsel by
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April 30, 2020 as it must retain new counsel if it intends to continue to litigate this matter. See
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United States v. High Country Broad., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (per curiam); In re Am.
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W. Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 1994) (stating that “[c]orporations and other
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unincorporated associations must appear in court through an attorney.”). Filing a notice of new
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counsel on or before April 30, 2020 is sufficient to comply with the Court’s order. Failure to
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respond may result in a recommendation to the United States District Judge assigned to this case
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that dispositive sanctions be issued against Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc., including dismissal of
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this action.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw (ECF No.
71) is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc. shall have until April

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30, 2020 to advise the Court if it will retain new counsel. Failure to notify the Court as to its new

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representation may subject it to dispositive sanctions, including a recommendation for dismissal

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of this action.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall add the last known

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address of Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc. to the civil docket and send a copy of this Order to

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Plaintiff Furniture Royal, Inc.’s last known address:

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Furniture Royal, Inc.

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2000 S. Rainbow Blvd.

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Las Vegas, NV 89146

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702-220-4700

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[e-mail]

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DATED: March 31, 2020.

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DANIEL J. ALBREGTS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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