Western Watersheds Projects vs John Ruhs, et al

Filing 12

ORDER granting ECF No. 11 Motion to Admit Government Attorney (Lucinda J. Bach). Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 6/3/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

Case 3:16-cv-00179-LRH-WGC Document 11 Filed 05/31/16 Page 1 of 3

DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
GREG ADDINGTON
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar # 6875
100 W. Liberty Street, Suite 600
Reno, NV 89501
[phone]
[phone]-facsimile
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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) 3:16-cv-0179-LRH-WGC
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Plaintiff,
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) MOTION TO ADMIT GOVERNMENT
v.
) ATTORNEY (LUCINDA J. BACH)
)
JOHN RUHS, in his official capacity as
)
Director of the Nevada BLM,
AND ORDER THEREON
JON SHERVE, in his official capacity as Field )
Manager of BLM’s Mount Lewis Field Office, )
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and the
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, an )
)
agency of the United States,
)
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Defendants.
_____________________________________ )
WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT,

THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY for the District of Nevada hereby moves, pursuant
to LR-IA-11-3, for the admission of Lucinda J. Bach 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 her employment by the United States as an attorney. It is anticipated that
Ms. Bach will enter an appearance in this action on behalf of the federal defendants.
Ms. Bach has been a licensed attorney since 1983. Ms. Bach is a member in good
standing of the Bar of District of Columbia (Bar # 375366). Since 2016, Ms. Bach has been an
attorney employed by the United States Department of Justice. She currently holds the position
of Trial Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Natural Resources Section, and
her office is located in Washington, D.C.

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Case 3:16-cv-00179-LRH-WGC Document 11 Filed 05/31/16 Page 2 of 3

LR-IA-11-3 provides that, “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.”
It is respectfully requested that an Order be issued permitting Lucinda J. Bach to practice
before this Court during the period of her employment by the United States as an attorney. It is
anticipated that Ms. Bach will enter an appearance in this action on behalf of the federal
defendants.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
/s/ Greg Addington
GREG ADDINGTON
Assistant United States Attorney

IT IS SO ORDERED:
ORDER
Date: _______________, 2016
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 3rd day of June, 2016. ______________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
_________________________________
LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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