Federal Trade Commission v. Johnson

Full title: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. JEREMY JOHNSON, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, D. Nevada

Date published: Oct 28, 2011

Case No. 2:10-cv-02203-RLH-GWF (D. Nev. Oct. 28, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 2:10-cv-02203-RLH-GWF.

October 28, 2011

ORDER Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record (#330)

GEORGE FOLEY JR., Magistrate Judge

This matter comes before the Court on Keen L. Ellsworth, Andrew D. Smith and the attorneys of Ellsworth, Bennion Ericsson, Chtd.'s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record (#330), filed on October 10, 2011. The movants request the Court allow them to withdraw as counsel for Defendants I Works, Inc., Cloud Nine, Inc., CPA Upsell, Inc., Elite Debit, Inc., Internet Economy, Inc., Markey Funding, Inc., and Success Marketing, Inc. In a letter dated September 30, 2011, Defendant Jeremy Johnson expressly terminated Keen L. Ellsworth, Andrew D. Smith and the attorneys of Ellsworth, Bennion Ericsson, Chtd.'s representation of the above Defendants. To date, no party has filed a response to this motion and the time for opposition has now expired. Furthermore, the movants substantially establish good cause for the withdrawal. Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Keen L. Ellsworth, Andrew D. Smith and the attorneys of Ellsworth, Bennion Ericsson, Chtd.'s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record (#330) is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that I Works, Inc., Cloud Nine, Inc., CPA Upsell, Inc., Elite Debit, Inc., Internet Economy, Inc., Markey Funding, Inc., and Success Marketing, Inc. must retain new counsel if they intend to continue to litigate this matter. A corporation or limited liability company may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel. U.S. v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9^th Cir. 1993).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall:

1. add the following last known address of I Works, Inc., Cloud Nine, Inc., CPA Upsell, Inc., Elite Debit, Inc., Internet Economy, Inc., Markey Funding, Inc., and Success Marketing, Inc. to the civil docket:

529 South Woods View Circle

St. George, UT 84770

2. serve I Works, Inc., Cloud Nine, Inc., CPA Upsell, Inc., Elite Debit, Inc., Internet Economy, Inc., Markey Funding, Inc., and Success Marketing, Inc. with a copy of this order at their last known addresses listed above.