McCarthy v. G.UB.MK Constructors et al (PLR2)

Filing 77

ORDER granting 74 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Attorney Sharp and the firm Stokes Williams Sharp are RELIEVED of their duties in this matter, and Attorney Scott shall remain counsel of record for the Plaintiff. Attorney Scott is DIRECTED to update his contact information in CM/ECF. Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on 5/31/16. (JBR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
MIKE MCCARTHY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
G.UB.MK CONSTRUCTORS, and
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendants.

No. 3:14-cv-472-TAV-HBG

ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court,
and Standing Order 13-02. Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Substitution of
Counsel [Doc. 74], filed on May 26, 2016. The Motion requests that Ellis A. “Sandy” Sharp and
the firm Stokes Williams Sharp be withdrawn as counsel of record and that Attorney James K.
Scott and his legal practice be substituted as attorney of record for the Plaintiff. The motion is
signed by both Attorney Sharp and Attorney Scott.
Although the motion is styled as a Motion for Substitution of Counsel, the Court observes
that Attorney Scott has been counsel of record since the inception of this case. Where a party is
represented by multiple counsel of record, as is the case here, the attorney withdrawing need
only file a notice of withdrawal. E.D.TN. LR 83.4(f). However, it appears that both attorneys
were previously apart of the same firm, but Attorney Scott has since separated, which the Court
assumes has promoted the instant motion.

Therefore, the Court will find that the Plaintiff’s

Motion for Substitution of Counsel [Doc. 74] is well-taken, and the same is GRANTED.
Attorney Sharp and the firm Stokes Williams Sharp are RELIEVED of their duties in this

matter, and Attorney Scott shall remain counsel of record for the Plaintiff. Attorney Scott is
DIRECTED to update his contact information in CM/ECF.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

United States Magistrate Judge

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