Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cv-01466-KJD-PAL
10-24-2011
PROBUILDERS SPECIALTY INS. CO., RRG, Plaintiff, v. HUNTER INS. SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
(App to Remove Counsel - Dkt. #12)
This matter is before the court on an Ex Parte Application for Order Removing John H. Podesta as Counsel for Plaintiff filed October 18, 2011. It seeks to remove John H. Podesta as attorney for Plaintiff Probuilders Specialty Insurance Company, RRG, this matter. The Application represents that Mr. Podesta has withdrawn as a partner from the Branson, Binkrop, Griffith & Strong, LLP, law firm, and that Harry A. Griffith and Michele O. Blais have been approved for pro hac vice status and will continue to represent Plaintiff. Additionally, Mark Schellerup will continue as local counsel for Plaintiff.
Having reviewed and considered the matter, and for good cause shown,
IT IS ORDERED that the Ex Parte Application for Order Removing John H. Podesta as Counsel for Plaintiff (Dkt. #12) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall remove Mr. Podesta as counsel of record and from the electronic service list in this case. Plaintiff shall continue to be represented by Harry A. Griffith, Michele O. Blais, and Mark Schellerup.
PEGGY A. LEEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE