Morin v. USA

Filing 6

ORDER granting ECF No. 5 Motion to Admit Government Attorney (Geoffrey C. Cook). Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 5/2/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
GREG ADDINGTON
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar # 6875
100 W. Liberty Street, Suite 600
Reno, NV 89501
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
VICKI MORIN,

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) 3:16-cv-0145-HDM-VPC
Plaintiff,
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) ORDER GRANTING
v.
) MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT
) ATTORNEY (GEOFFREY C. COOK)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY for the District of Nevada hereby moves, pursuant
to LR-IA-10-3, for the admission of Geoffrey C. Cook to the Bar of this Court for the purpose of
representing the United States of America, its political subdivisions, officers, and employees,
during the period of his employment by the United States as an attorney. It is anticipated that
Mr. Cook will enter an appearance in this action on behalf of the defendant United States.
Mr. Cook has been a licensed attorney since 1988. Mr. Cook is a member in good
standing of the District of Colombia Bar (Bar # 460301). Since 2007, Mr. Cook has been an
attorney employed by the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Environmental
Torts Branch, and his office is located in Washington, D.C.
LR-IA-10-3 provides that, “ [u]nless otherwise ordered by the Court, any nonresident
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,
while being so employed, has occasion to appear in this Court on behalf of the United States,

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shall, upon motion of the United States Attorney or the Federal Public Defender for this District
or one of the assistants, be permitted to practice before this Court during the period of such
employment.”
It is respectfully requested that an Order be issued permitting Geoffrey C. Cook to
practice before this Court during the period of his employment by the United States as an
attorney. It is anticipated that Mr. Cook will enter an appearance in this action on behalf of the
defendant United States.
Dated: April 26, 2016

Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
/s/ Greg Addington
GREG ADDINGTON
Assistant United States Attorney

IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
May 2, 2016
DATED: ______________________________

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Case 3:16-cv-00145-HDM-VPC Document 5 Filed 04/26/16 Page 3 of 3

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
It is hereby certified that service of the foregoing MOTION TO ADMIT
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY (GEOFFREY C. COOK) has been made through the Court’s
CM/ECF electronic filing and notification system on all system participants this 26th day of
April, 2016.

/s/ Greg Addington
GREG ADDINGTON

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