Nolen Scott Ely, et al v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and Gassearch Drilling Services Corproation
Filing
460
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: 1. On or before Monday, August 26, 2013, the pro se plaintiffs and Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty shall file separate responses to the motion and the charges made in the motion about alleged ghostwriting byAttorneys Lewis and Jann etty, and the pro se plaintiffs allegedmisstatements to the court about their lack of representation in this case.2. The pro se plaintiffs and Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty are ORDEREDto preserve any and all electronic or hard-copy documents related t o anyassistance that either attorney may have provided to the plaintiffs as itrelates to this matter.3. A decision about whether to hold a hearing on the motion will be madefollowing review of the submissions from the pro se plaintiffs andAttorneys Lewis and Jannetty. Signed by Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson on 08/01/13. (ma)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
NORMA FIORENTINO, et al.,
Plaintiffs
v.
CABOT OIL AND GAS
CORPORATION and GAS SEARCH
DRILLING SERVICES CORP.,
Defendants
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Civil No. 3:09-CV-2284
(Judge Jones)
(Magistrate Judge Carlson)
MEMORANDUM ORDER
AND NOW, this 1st day of August 2013, the defendants having filed a motion
to strike and for order to show cause (Doc. 455.); and this motion making a number
of allegations regarding the role being played in this case by attorneys Leslie Lewis
and Carly Jannetty; and the Court having previously entered an order directing
Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty to file responses to the defendants’ motion to strike and
for sanctions on or before Monday, August 5, 2013, and to preserve any and all
electronic or hard-copy documents related to any assistance that either attorney may
have provided to the plaintiffs in this action (Doc. 456.); and the Court having
received notice that Attorney Jannetty only recently received notice of these matters;
and counsel for Attorney Lewis having recently entered his appearance in this case
(Doc. 459.); and the Court finding it appropriate to enlarge the response deadline in
order to afford Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty sufficient time to address the matters
raised in the defendants’ motion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Court’s
scheduling order entered on July 22, 2013, (Doc. 456.) is modified as follows:
1.
On or before Monday, August 26, 2013, the pro se plaintiffs and
Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty shall file separate responses to the motion
and the charges made in the motion about alleged ghostwriting by
Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty, and the pro se plaintiffs’ alleged
misstatements to the court about their lack of representation in this case.
2.
The pro se plaintiffs and Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty are ORDERED
to preserve any and all electronic or hard-copy documents related to any
assistance that either attorney may have provided to the plaintiffs as it
relates to this matter.
3.
A decision about whether to hold a hearing on the motion will be made
following review of the submissions from the pro se plaintiffs and
Attorneys Lewis and Jannetty.
/s/ Martin C. Carlson
Martin C. Carlson
United States Magistrate Judge
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