Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. v. Metal Recovery Solutions, Inc. et al

Filing 24

ORDER approving ECF No. 23 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Sayuri Espinosa on behalf of Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. and approving Designation of Local Counsel Louis M. Bubala, III. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 9/25/2018. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Case #3:17-CV-00563-MMD-WCi

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GEO-LOGIC ASSOCIATES,INC., a
California corporation,
Plaintiff(s),

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METAL RECOVERY
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SOLUTIONS,INC., a Nevada corporation, ~
and THOM SEAL,Ph.D., an individual,
Defendant(s).

VERIFIED PETITION FOR
PERMISSION TO PRACTICE
iN THIS CASE ONLY BY
ATT012NEY NOT ADMITTED
TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT
AND DESIGNATION OF
LOCAL COUNSEL

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FILING FEE IS $250.00

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Sayuri Espinosa, F,sq.
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name of petitioner)

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,Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court:

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That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of

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RUTAN &TUCKER,LLP
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firm name)

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611 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400
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street address)

with offices at

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Costa Mesa
city)
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714-641-5100
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area code +telephone number)

California

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92626
(zip code)

[e-mail]
(Email address)

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That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by

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Geo-Logic Associates, Inc,
[client(s)]

to provide legal representation in connection with

the above-entitled case now pending before this Court.
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December 1, 2017
,petitioner has been and presently is a
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date)
member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of _California
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where Petitioner regularly practices law. Petitioner shall attach a certificate from the state bar or

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rom the clerk of the supreme court or highest admitting court of each state, territory, or insular
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possession of the United States in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law certifying

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the applicant's membership therein is in good standing.

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That since

That Petitioner was admitted to practice before the following United States District

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Courts, United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of the United States and Courts

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of other States on the dates indicated for each, and that Petitioner is presently a member in good

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standing of the bars of said Courts.

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Date Admitted

Court
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Bar Numbe1
317279

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That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner,

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nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory
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or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or
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disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below:
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None

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That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give

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particulars if ever denied admission):

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None

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That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations.

State Bar of California

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Petitioner has filed applications) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2

formerly t,R iA io-z~ during the past three (3) years in the following matters: ~srate "none" if no applications.)
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Date of Application

Title of Court
Administrative Body
or Arbitrator

Cause

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Was Application
Granted or
Denied

None

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(If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications)

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Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinary boards of the

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State of Nevada with respect to the law of this state governing the conduct of attorneys to the same

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extent as a member of the State Bar of Nevada.

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Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of

the members of the bar of this court.
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Petitioner has disclosed in writing to the client that the applicant is not admitted to

practice in this jurisdiction and that the client has consented to such representation.

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That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY,
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Petitioner's signature

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STATE OF California

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COUNTY OF

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Orange

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Sayuri Espinosa

,Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

That the foregoing statements are true.

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this

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day of
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otary Public or
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DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO
THE BAR OF THIS COURT AIVD CONSENT THERETO.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, the Petitioner
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Louis M. Bubala, III
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name of local counsel)
Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the

believes it to be in the best interests of the clients) to designate
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above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of
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said designated Nevada counsel is:
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KAEMPFER CROWELL
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 700
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street address)

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Reno
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city)
775-852-3900
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area code +telephone number)

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89501
(zip code)

lbubala akcnvlaw.com
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A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,
accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of Orange
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this 21st day of September, 2018,
by Sayuri Paulina Espinosa, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons)
who appeared before me.
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Ormpe County
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CERTIFICATE OF STANDING

September 12, 2018

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that according to the records of the State Bar, SAYURI P.
ESPINOSA, #377279 was admitted to the practice of law in this state by the
Supreme Court of California on December 1, 2017; and has been since that
date, and is at date hereof, an ACTIVE member of the State Bar of
California; and that no recommendation for discipline for professional or
other misconduct has ever been made by the Board of Trustees or a
Disciplinary Board to the Supreme Court of the State of California.

THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
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Denise Velasco
Custodian of Records