Brasfield et al v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company

Filing 19

ORDER DENYING 16 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 9/26/18. (mbm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
EASTERN DIVISION
JEFF BRASFIELD and
EMILY BRASFIELD,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MASSACHUSETTS BAY
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

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No.: 1:18-cv-01105-STA-egb

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Before the Court is a Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (ECF No. 16) filed by
Mark C. Dodart pursuant to Local Rule 83.4(d). Under that Local Rule, an attorney seeking
leave to appear pro hac vice must include in his or her written motion, inter alia, “a certificate of
good standing from the highest Court of a state or the District of Columbia, and from a United
States District Court . . . .” W.D. Tenn. R. 83.4(d)(1)(A) (emphasis added). Here, Mr. Dodart
properly included a certificate of good standing from the Supreme Court of the State of
Louisiana. Mr. Dodart did not, however, include a certificate of good standing from a United
States District Court. Accordingly, the instant Motion is DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ S. Thomas Anderson
S. THOMAS ANDERSON
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Date: September 26, 2018