Turner v. Baker et al

Filing 20

ORDER granting ECF No. 19 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. Thomas L. Qualls is hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel for the petitioner, effective immediately. Substitute counsel will be appointed in a separate order. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 4/15/2021. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ALQUANDRE H. TURNER,
Petitioner,

v.

ORDER

RENEE BAKER, et al.,
Respondents.

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Case No. 3:17-cv-00151-HDM-VPC

This is Alquandre H. Turner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. His

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counsel, Thomas L. Qualls, has filed a motion to withdraw because Qualls is taking a

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position of employment with the State of Nevada and is closing his law practice

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immediately (ECF No. 19). Good cause appearing, the motion is granted. Qualls is

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hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel for the petitioner, effective immediately.

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Substitute counsel will be appointed in a separate order.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to withdraw as counsel (ECF No.
19) is GRANTED.

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DATED: 15 April 2021.

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HOWARD D. MCKIBBEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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