Holley et al v. The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs et al

Filing 11

ORDER Granting 9 Motion to Admit Government Attorney. Attorney Michelle Ramus added for Darryl LaCounte and The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 9/24/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RJDG)

1 JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney
2 District of Nevada
Nevada Bar No. 7709
3 KARISSA D. NEFF
Assistant United States Attorney
4 Nevada Bar No. 9133
501 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Suite 1100
5 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
6 [e-mail]
7 Attorneys for the United States
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
JOSEPH HOLLEY INDIVIDUALLY
AND ON BEHALF OF THE TE-MOAK
TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE
INDIANS OF NEVADA as Tribal
Council Chairman,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS; and DARRYL
LACOUNTE, as Director of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs,

Case No. 2:24-CV-01629-JAD-DJA

Motion to Admit Government
Attorney to Practice in the District of
Nevada for the Duration of Attorney’s
Government Employment
[ECF No. 9]

Defendants.
Pursuant to LR IA 11-3, the United States of America respectfully requests that the

21 Court admit Government attorney Michelle Ramus to practice in the District of Nevada for
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23 by the United States. Ms. Ramus will represent the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
24 of Indian Affairs, and Darryl LaCounte, in his official capacity as the Director of the Bureau
25 of Indian Affairs (collectively, “Federal Defendants”) in this matter.
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Local Rule IA 11-3 provides:
Unless the court orders otherwise, any attorney who is a member in good
standing of the highest court of any state, commonwealth, territory, or the
District of Columbia, who is employed by the United States as an attorney and
has occasion to appear in this court on behalf of the United States, is entitled

to be permitted to practice before this court during the period of employment
upon motion by the employing federal entity, the United States Attorney, the
United States Trustee’s Office, or the Federal Public Defender for this district
or one of the assistants.

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Ms. Ramus is a licensed attorney and a member in good standing of the District of

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Columbia Bar (Bar No. 1617481). Ms. Ramus is a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department

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of Justice in the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Natural Resources Section,

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in Washington, D.C. Her contact information is as follows:

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P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Accordingly, the United States respectfully requests that the Court admit Michelle

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Ramus to practice in the District of Nevada for the duration of her employment by the United

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States.

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Respectfully submitted this 24th day of September 2024.
JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney
/s/ Karissa D. Neff
KARISSA D. NEFF
Assistant United States Attorney

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
DATED: September 24, 2024

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