Opinion
2:19-cr-00186-JAM
12-16-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. FLORENTINO NUNEZ Defendant.
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, MIA CRAGER Attorney for Defendant FLORENTINO NUNEZ. SHARI RUSK Attorney at Law FLORENTINO NUNEZ
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, MIA CRAGER Attorney for Defendant FLORENTINO NUNEZ.
SHARI RUSK Attorney at Law FLORENTINO NUNEZ
MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND ORDER
THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE.
Undersigned counsel hereby respectfully moves to withdraw as counsel for Mr. Florentino Nunez. In December 2021, the Office of the Federal Defender determined that it has a legal conflict in this case and the office can no longer represent Mr. Nunez because of it. The Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) Panel Administrator was notified and panel attorney Shari Rusk has agreed to substitute in as counsel.
Accordingly, pursuant to Local Rule 182(g), the Office of the Federal Defender respectfully moves this Honorable Court to permit it to withdraw as counsel and to order the CJA appointment of Ms. Rusk to represent Mr. Nunez nunc pro tunc to December 16, 2021. Ms. Rusk's full name and address are as follows:
Shari G. Rusk Attorney at Law 559 Jones Way Sacramento, CA 95818 916-804-8656 Email: rusklaw@att.net
I accept the substitution and ask to be appointed.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED that the Office of the Federal Defender is relieved as counsel and that Shari Rusk is appointed to represent Florentino Nunez, nunc pro tunc to December 16, 2021.