IN EQUITY C-125-B: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION, ET AL.

Filing 1968

ORDER denying 1919 Motion to Admit Government Attorney (David L. Negri and Andrew "Guss" Guarino). Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 01/15/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR) (Walker River Water Case Display Page)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE, ) ) Plaintiff-Intervenor, ) ) vs. ) ) WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT, ) a corporation, et al., ) ) Defentans. ) ) ___________________________________ ) Case No.: IN EQUITY NO.: C-125-RCJ Subproceedings: C-125-B 3:73-CV-00127-RCJ-WGC ORDER 17 Currently before the Court is a Motion to Admit Government Attorneys (David L. Negri 18 and Andrew “Guss” Guarino) (#1919). 19 DISCUSSION 20 The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada requests that this Court permit David L. 21 Negri and Andrew “Guss” Guarino to practice before this Court in all matters on behalf of the 22 federal plaintiffs in this case. Mr. Negri is an attorney employed by the United States 23 Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, with his office located 24 in Boise, Idaho. Mr. Negri is an active member in good standing of the Idaho, Utah, Colorado 25 and New Mexico Bars. Mr. Guarino is an attorney employed by the United States Department 26 of Justice, Indian Resources Division, with his office located in Denver Colorado. Mr. Guarino 27 is an active member in good standing of the Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Navajo Nation 28 Bars. 1 Nevada Local Rule IA 10-3 provides that: “Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any 2 nonresident attorney who is a member in good standing of the highest court of any state, 3 commonwealth, territory or the District of Columbia, who is employed by the United States as 4 an attorney and, while being so employed, has occasion to appear in this Court on behalf of 5 the United States, shall, upon motion of the United States Attorney or the Federal Public 6 Defender for this District or one of the assistants, be permitted to practice before this Court 7 during the period of such employment.” Nev. Loc. R. IA 10-3 (emphasis added). 8 The Court denies the motion to permit appearance at this time. Before the Court will 9 permit Mr. Negri and Mr. Guarino to practice before this Court, the Court requires a showing 10 that the Nevada admitted Assistant United States Attorneys in our judicial district are incapable 11 of handling this matter. 12 13 14 15 CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Admit Government Attorneys (David L. Negri and Andrew “Guss” Guarino) (#1919) is DENIED. DATED: This 15th day of January, 2014. 16 17 18 _________________________________ United States District Judge 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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