Opinion
2:15-cr-0184-JAD-VCF
11-16-2022
United States of America, Plaintiff v. Richard Eccleston, Defendant
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PRO SE MOTION FILED IN VIOLATION OF LOCAL RULE 11-6(A)
ECF NO. 118
Jennifer A. Dorsey U.S. District Judge
Richard Eccleston, a criminal defendant represented by counsel, has filed a pro se “Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Early Termination of Supervised Release.”Eccleston cannot file documents on his own behalf at this time because he is represented by counsel. As Local Rule 11-6(a) explains, “[a] party who has appeared by attorney cannot while so represented appear or act in the case. This means that once an attorney makes an appearance on behalf of a party, that party may not personally file a document with the court; all filings must thereafter be made by the attorney.” Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Government's Motion to Strike the fugitive filing [ECF No. 118] is GRANTED and the Clerk of Court is directed to STRIKE Eccleston's pro se filing [ECF No. 117] from the docket.
ECF No. 117.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT defense counsel Kendall Stone, Esq. is directed to provide a copy of this order to Eccleston. If Eccleston desires to pursue court action, he must ask his attorney to bring a motion on his behalf.