Ellis et al

Filing 104

ORDERED P's # 94 Motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Attorneys Curtis B. Coulter and Matthew L. Sharp are removed as counsel for P Melinda Ellis. FURTHER ORDERED that P's # 95 Motion to stay is GRANTED. P shall obtain substitute counsel, or n otice the court of her intention to proceed pro se by 6/6/2012. This action, along with P's response to the pending motion for summary judgment, is STAYED pending further order from this court. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 5/7/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MELINDA ELLIS,
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Plaintiff,
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ALESSI TRUSTEE CORPORATION; et al., )
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Defendants.
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3:09-CV-0428-LRH-RAM
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Before the court are plaintiff Melinda Ellis’s (“Ellis”) motion to withdraw (Doc. #941) and

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motion to stay proceedings (Doc. #95).

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Ellis’s counsel, attorneys Curtis B. Coulter and Matthew L. Sharp, have requested to be

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removed as counsel of record in this action based on an underlying conflict of interest.

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See Doc. #94. The court has reviewed the motion, as well as the attached affidavits of counsel, and

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finds that there is good cause to grant the motion.

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Further, Ellis’s counsel has requested a stay of the action, and Ellis’s response to the

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pending motion for summary judgment, to allow Ellis to find substitute counsel. The court likewise

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finds good cause to grant this request and stay the action for a short period of time.

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Refers to the court’s docket number.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to withdraw (Doc. #94) is

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GRANTED. Attorneys Curtis B. Coulter and Matthew L. Sharp are removed as counsel of record

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for plaintiff Melinda Ellis.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to stay (Doc. #95) is GRANTED.

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Plaintiff Melinda Ellis shall have thirty (30) days from entry of this order to obtain substitute

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counsel and file a notice of substitute counsel with the court, or of her intention to proceed pro se in

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this matter. This action, along with plaintiff’s response to the pending motion for summary

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judgment, is STAYED pending further order from this court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 7th day of May, 2012.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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