Opinion
No. 07cv0088 MV/RHS.
June 18, 2008
Attorney for Appellant: Carl E. Haese, Pro se, Las Cruces, NM.
Attorneys for Appellee:, George M. Moore, Bonnie B. Gandarilla, Albuquerque, NM.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on E.P. Bud Kirk's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Doc. No. 11, filed April 14, 2008, "Motion"). Mr. Kirk, a member in good standing of the bar of Texas, moves the Court to admit him to represent Appellant in this case. ( Id.).
On March 14, 2008, the Court entered its Memorandum Opinion and Order affirming the Bankruptcy Court's denial of Appellant's motion to set aside the default judgment. (Doc. No. 10). On April 14, Mr. Kirk filed his Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice and Appellant's Notice of Appeal (Doc. No. 13). The Local Rules for this District allow an attorney who is not a member of the Federal Bar to appear in an action if the attorney is a member in good standing of the bar of a state and associates with a member of the Federal Bar. D.N.M.LR-Civ. 83.3. Mr. Kirk has not associated with a member of the Federal Bar. ( See Motion at 1). The Court will, therefore, DENY the Motion without prejudice. The Court will construe the Notice of Appeal as being filed pro se.