GHEBREYESUS et al v. FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA et al

Filing 51

ORDER Granting #50 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Russell A. Bikoff and approving Designation of Local Counsel James A. Beckstrom. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 11/16/2022. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's e-filng system shall register on the PACER website #www.pacer.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TRW)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GHEBR EYESUS, et al

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Plaintiff(s),
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FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
ETHIOPIA, et al
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Defendant(s).
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Case #2:22-cv-01717-RFB-EJY
VERIFIED PETITION FOR
PERMISSION TO PRACTICE
IN THIS CASE ONLY BY
ATTORNEY NOT ADMITTED
TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT
AND DESIGNATION OF
LOCAL COUNSEL
FILING FEE I S $250. 00

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__ R_u_ss_e_ll A_.Bik_o_ff___, Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court:
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(name of petitioner)

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R ussell A. Bikoff, Attorney and Counselor at Law
(finn name)

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That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member ofthe law firm of

with offices at

1620 L St., NW Ste. 610
__________________________
(street address)

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Washington
(city)
[phone]
(area code+ telephone number)
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District ofColumbia
(state)

20036
(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

That Peritioner has been retained personally or as a member ofthe law firm by
Brook Bekele
[client(s)]

to provide legal representation in connection with

the above-entitled case now pending before this Court.
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February 2, 1987
Petitioner has been and presently is a
(date)
District of Columbia
member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of

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where Petitioner regularly practices law. Petitioner shall attach a certificate from the state bar or

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from the clerk of the supreme court or highest admitting court of each state, territory, or insular

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possession of the United States in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law certifying

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the applicant's membership therein is in good standing.

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3.

That since

(state)

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That Petitioner was admitted to practice before the following United States District

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Courts, United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of the United States and Courts

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of other States on the dates indicated for each, and that Petitioner is presently a member in good

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standing of the bars of said Courts.

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Court

Date Admitted

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U.S. Supreme Court

April 15, 1980

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Cir.

October 19, 1981

NA

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir.

January 17, 2006

DC 407397

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Cir.

July 8, 2014

VA 88267

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY

January 9, 1979

NA

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VA

January 23, 2015

VA 88267

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

May 2, 2005

DC 407397

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Bar Number

That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner,

nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory
or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or
disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below:
one

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That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give

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particulars if ever denied admission):

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None

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That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations.

D.C. Bar, Virginia State Bar

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Petitioner has filed application(s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2

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(fonnerly LR IA 10-2) during

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Date of Application

the past three (3) years in the following matters: (State "none" ifno applications.)
Cause

Title of Court
Administrative Body
. or Arbitrator

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Was Application
Granted or
Denied

None

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(If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications)
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Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinary boards of the

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State of Nevada with respect to the law of this state governing the conduct of attorneys to the same

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extent as a member of the State Bar of Nevada.

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Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of

the members of the bar of this court.
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Petitioner has disclosed in writing to the client that the applicant is not admitted to

practice in this jurisdiction and that the client has consented to such representation.

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That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court

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FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY.

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Virginia
STA TE OF ------''------

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Fairfax
COUNTY OF -------)
Russell A. Bikoff
Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
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That the foregoing statements are true.

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this

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day of

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-=ofourt ..-�v(__
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IBRAHIM H AMMAR
Commonwealth of Virginia
Notary Public
Commission No. 7066494
My Commission Expires 06/30/202

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DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMlTTED TO
THE BAR OF THIS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, the Petitioner
James A. Beckstrom, Esq. -�
believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate------,------,,-,----,---,-,-(name of local counsel)
Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the

above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of
said designated Nevada counsel is:
400 S. 4th Street, Suite 650

(street address)

Las Vegas
(city)
725-300-0599
(area code+ telephone number)

NV

(state)

89101
(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

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Defendant

16th day of November, 2022.

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On hchulj.o/.JUI.IU ..-1. C.-ISTIU.0. Clerk <1(1/ic Dis1riu o/Co/11111hia Co11r1 r4AJJpeuls,
1!,c Di.l'/ricl o/ ( 'o/11111hia liar docs hcrehy r·ertif.i · thcl/

Russell Bikoff·
11•,1s c/11/p quulijicd and od111illed 011 l'i!hrumy 2, /9i'J7 as llll ll/lVrll('.l' ,md co1111selor e11/itled /0
prac1ice hejhre this ( 'ourt: and is. 1111 rhe dale indicmed he/ow. an rlui1•e 111e111her in good
s1umli11g of this Bar.

In Testimony 1-VltereoJ;
I lll11'e ltere1111w subscribed my
nt1111e 1111c/ a.ffixe,I the seul of tl1is
Court ,11 rite City of
Washington, D. C.:, 011 October 24. 2IJ22.

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JULIO A. CASTILLO
Clerk of the Court

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f'or q111.'\tions or n111cN11s, 11le11.\/' co11111c1 the D. C. Bar Jfemh,irshi11 ()_flice 111 202-626-3475 or email
11wmlierservice.1(a';lch11r.org.

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VIRGINIA STATE BAR
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT RUSSELL ALAN BIKOFF IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA
STATE BAR IN GOOD STANDING. MR. BIKOFF WAS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN VIRGINIA ON

JANUARY 6, 2015, AFTER ADMISSION ON MOTION THROUGH THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA.
Issued October 27, 2022

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