Opinion
22-cv-01679-BJR
03-31-2023
IN RE COMPLAINT AND PETITION OF PAMINA, LLC, as owner of the vessel, PAMINA, FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
GOEHLER & ASSOCIATES Edward F. St.Onge, Jr., WSBA #25240 Withdrawing Attorney for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC BAUMAN LOEWE WITT & MAXWELL, PLLC Paul Landis, WSBA #45855 Substituting Attorney for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC ANDERSON & MITCHELL Wayne E. Mitchell, WSBA #24347 Attorney for Claimants Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC and Anahit Hovhannisyan
GOEHLER & ASSOCIATES
Edward F. St.Onge, Jr., WSBA #25240 Withdrawing Attorney for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC
BAUMAN LOEWE WITT & MAXWELL, PLLC Paul Landis, WSBA #45855 Substituting Attorney for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC
ANDERSON & MITCHELL Wayne E. Mitchell, WSBA #24347 Attorney for Claimants Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC and Anahit Hovhannisyan
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
Barbara Jacobs Rothstein U.S. District Court Judge
Before the Court, without oral argument, is Edward F. St.Onge Jr. of Goehler & Associates' Motion for Leave to Withdraw Appearance and Substitution of Counsel, ECF No. 47. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.2(b)(1), counsel seeks an order permitting him to withdraw as co-counsel of record for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters LLC, and permitting Paul Landis of the Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell, PLLC firm to substitute as new co-counsel of record in this matter. Because this substitution results in the termination of one law office and the appearance of a new law office, leave of the Court is required. LCivR 83.2(b)(1). Having reviewed the pleadings filed in connection with this matter, the Court is fully informed and finds good cause to grant the motion.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. Edward F. St.Onge Jr. of Goehler & Associates' Motion for Leave to Withdraw Appearance and Substitution of Counsel, ECF No. 47, is GRANTED.
2. The Clerk's Office is directed to TERMINATE Edward F. St.Onge Jr. of Goehler & Associates as co-counsel for Lake Washington Yacht Charters LLC and to SUBSTITUTE Paul Landis of Bauman Loewe Witt and Maxwell, PLLC as new co-counsel for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters LLC, effective March 30, 2023, the date the motion was filed. The Clerk's Office is directed to list counsel information as follows:
Paul Landis, WSBA #45855
Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell, PLLC
8765 E Bell Rd., Ste 210
Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1321
Telephone: 480-502-4664
Fax: 480-502-4774
Email: plandis@blwmlawfirm.com
3. Wayne Mitchell of Anderson & Mitchell remains as co-counsel for Claimant Lake Washington Yacht Charters, LLC and counsel for Claimant Anahit Hovhannisyan.
IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk's Office is directed to enter this Order and provide copies to all counsel.