USA Ex Rel. Wilson, et al v. Graham Co Soil & Wat, et al

Filing 367

ORDER discharging 363 Order to Show Cause. It is further ordered that attorney Zeyland G. McKinney, Jr. shall pay the administrative fine for $200.00 dollars within 30 days of entry of this order. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 4/17/2015. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(nv)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
BRYSON CITY DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 2:01-cv-00019-MR

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ex rel. KAREN T. WILSON,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL & WATER )
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Zeyland G. McKinney’s
Response to Show Cause Order [Doc. 366].
On April 8, 2015, the Court entered an Order directing attorney Zeyland
G. McKinney, Jr. to show cause in writing why he should not be sanctioned
for failing to appear at the March 27, 2015 status conference or for failing to
file a motion to withdraw from further representation of the Defendant Keith
Orr.

[Doc. 363].

On April 10, 2015, Mr. McKinney filed the present

Response, explaining that he inadvertently had failed to file a motion to
withdraw as he had indicated to the Clerk’s Office that he would. In the
meantime, however, Mr. McKinney has been able to locate his client, and he

now reports that Mr. Orr still desires his representation in this matter. Mr.
McKinney further assures the Court that he intends to represent Mr. Orr
through the completion of this matter and that he will follow the Court’s Case
Management Order. [Doc. 366].
In light of Mr. McKinney’s response, the Court will discharge the Show
Cause Order and will not impose sanctions against him.

The Court,

however, will assess a $200.00 administrative fine, payable to the Clerk of
Court, against Mr. McKinney for his failure to appear at the March 27, 2015
status conference. This fine is not a sanction but rather is an administrative
assessment designed to ensure the timely appearance of counsel for
hearings before this Court.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Show Cause Order [Doc.
363] is hereby DISCHARGED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that attorney Zeyland G. McKinney, Jr.
shall pay an administrative fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to the
Clerk of Court within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Signed: April 17, 2015

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