Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough

• Court: District Court, D. Nevada
• Decided: January 26, 2022
• Docket: 3:21-cv-00080
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * *

4 BARTELL RANCH LLC, et al., Case Nos. 3:21-CV-0080-MMD-CLB 3:21-CV-0103-MMD-CLB 5 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING 6 v. MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW

7 ESTER MCCULLOUGH, et al., [ECF No. 160, 163]

8 Defendants.

9 10 Before the Court is Julie Cavanaugh-Bill’s (“Cavanaugh-Bill”) motion to withdraw 11 as local counsel for two Defendants: 1) Reno Sparks Indian Colony (“RSIC”), and 2) Atsa 12 koodakuh wyh Nuwu People of Red Mountain (“Red Mountain”). (ECF No. 160.) Also 13 before the Court is William Falk (“Falk”) and Terry Lodge’s (“Lodge”) motion to withdraw 14 as to Red Mountain only. (ECF No. 163.) No opposition to either motion was filed. The 15 Court will address each motion in turn. 16 Julie Cavanaugh-Bill – ECF No. 160 17 As to RSIC, a substitution of counsel was filed withdrawing Cavanaugh-Bill as local 18 counsel for RSIC only. (ECF No. 172.) Therefore, the motion to withdraw as it relates to 19 RSIC is DENIED as moot. The Court notes that the Clerk erroneously assumed that 20 newly substituted counsel, Vicky Oldenburg (“Oldenburg”), was also substituting in as 21 local counsel for Red Mountain. The Clerk shall correct this error on the docket sheet to 22 remove Oldenburg as local counsel for Red Mountain. 23 As to Red Mountain, Cavanaugh-Bill’s motion to withdraw as local counsel is 24 GRANTED. (ECF No. 160.) 25 William Falk and Terry Lodge – ECF No. 163 26 Falk and Lodge moved to withdraw as counsel for Red Mountain only. (ECF No. 27 163.) No opposition was filed and counsel certified they served the motion to withdraw on People of Red Mountain. (/d.) The motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Falk and/or Lodge shall immediately file a notice with the last known address of Daranda Hinkey, Secretary 3| of the People of Red Mountain, so the Clerk may add this information to the docket sheet 4 | for further service of documents and orders in this case. The Clerk shall then MAIL a copy 5 | of this order to the last known address of Daranda Hinkey. 6 Red Mountain is advised that the Ninth Circuit has held that a corporation and 7 | other unincorporated associations may only appear in federal court through an attorney. 8 United States v. High Country Broadcasting Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244 (9' Cir. 1993); Licht v. 9) America West Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058 (9" Cir. 1994) 10 DATED: January 26, 2022 | .

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