Taitt-Phillip v. Lockheed Martin Corp. et al

Filing 64

ORDER QUASHING 53 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth. (emm)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
CRYSTAL TAITT-PHILLIP,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civ. No. 21-150 DHU/GBW

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. and
ADVANCED IT CONCEPTS, INC.,
Defendants.
ORDER QUASHING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon Michael Orth’s Show Cause Notice
(doc. 54) and Michael Orth’s Motion to Withdraw (doc. 62). On April 28, 2022, the Court
ordered Michael Orth, Plaintiff’s original counsel of record, to show cause for his failure
file a Motion to Withdraw within the time frame prescribed by the Court for him to do
so. Doc. 53 at 1. On May 2, 2022, Mr. Orth filed a Show Cause Notice attributing his
failure to file a motion to withdraw at the time he ceased his involvement with
Plaintiff’s case to his erroneous belief that his law firm had entered an appearance for
Plaintiff and could therefore continue representing her after his departure. See doc. 54 at
¶ 2. He also stated that his failure to file a motion to withdraw within the time frame
prescribed in the Court’s March 8, 2022, order was because his email address was not
current in the Court’s electronic filing system so he did not receive notice of the Court’s
order. Id. at ¶¶ 6, 8. Finally, he also represented that his failure to have a current email

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address on file was inadvertent, because he had attempted to update his email address
for all courts in which he practices. Id. at ¶ 4. Then, Mr. Orth filed a Motion to
Withdraw on May 4, 2022. See doc. 62.
In light of the foregoing, the Court is satisfied that no sanctions are necessary at
this time. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court’s Order to Show Cause (doc. 53) is
QUASHED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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GREGORY B. WORMUTH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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