Palmer v. Berryhill

Filing 9

ORDER granting the 8 Motion to Substitute Attorney Rosemary B. Schurman for John P Gustad as counsel for plaintiff Karen Palmer; striking the Report and Recommendation as moot, as plaintiff paid the filing fee on 4/20/2017; directing Clerk to issue summons to new counsel and to send plaintiff's counsel a copy of the Notice of Initial Assignment and Consent to Proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Signed by Hon. James P. Donohue. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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KAREN A. PALMER,
Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. C17-5249-JLR-JPD
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL AND STRIKING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff’s counsel’s motion to substitute attorney

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Rosemary Shurman for attorney John-Paul Gustad. Dkt. 8. The Court GRANTS plaintiff’s

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counsel’s motion, Dkt. 8, and directs the Clerk to update the docket accordingly. In addition, the

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Court STRIKES the April 13, 2017 Report and Recommendation as MOOT, as plaintiff paid the

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filing fee on April 20, 2017.

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to plaintiff’s new counsel

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Rosemary Schurman, and to issue summonses to plaintiff’s counsel to enable proper service of

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the complaint on the appropriate parties. Plaintiff shall note that it is plaintiff’s attorney’s

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responsibility to serve copies of the complaint properly along with appropriate summonses as

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required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff may effectuate service

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electronically as detailed in General Orders 04-15 and 05-15, by sending a copy of the

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summonses and complaint, along with plaintiff’s identifying information, by email to

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[e-mail]. A certificate of service must also be promptly filed with the

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Court.

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Finally, the Clerk of the Court is directed to send to plaintiff’s counsel a copy of the
Notice of Initial Assignment and Consent to Proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge.
DATED this 9th day of May, 2017.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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