Petras v. Navy Federal Credit Union et al, No. 2:2020cv00874 - Document 8 (D. Nev. 2020)

Court Description: ORDER granting 6 MOTION/VERIFIED PETITION for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Matthew M. Loker and DESIGNATION of Local Counsel Michael Kind. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 5/19/2020. Any Attorney not yet r egistered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRS) Modified on 5/20/2020 to correct Judge's signature date (SLD).

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Petras v. Navy Federal Credit Union et al Doc. 8 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 1 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ) ) ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) vs. ) NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, et al., ) ) ) ) Defendant(s). ) ____________________________________) CHRISTOPHER PETRAS, Case #_______________________ 20-cv-874-RFB-BNW VERIFIED PETITION FOR PERMISSION TO PRACTICE IN THIS CASE ONLY BY ATTORNEY NOT ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT AND DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL FILING FEE IS $250.00 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Court: ____________________________, (name of petitioner) 1. That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of LOKER LAW, APC _______________________________________________________________________________ (firm name) 1303 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 101 with offices at __________________________________________________________________, (street address) ARROYO GRANDE 93420 ____________________________________, ____________________________, ____________, California (city) (state) (zip code) (805) 994-0177 MATT@LOKER.LAW _____________________________, ___________________________________. (area code + telephone number) (Email address) 2. That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by CHRISTOPHER PETRAS, _______________________________________ to provide legal representation in connection with [client(s)] the above-entitled case now pending before this Court. Rev. 5/16 Doc ID: ae86ca789d0065f66e3ed67db6c60d783475ec68 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 2 of 9 1 2 That since _______________________, Petitioner has been and presently is a January 1, 2011 (date) member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of ______________________ California 3 where Petitioner regularly practices law. Petitioner shall attach a certificate from the state bar or 4 from the clerk of the supreme court or highest admitting court of each state, territory, or insular 5 possession of the United States in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law certifying 6 the applicant's membership therein is in good standing. 7 3. (state) 4. That Petitioner was admitted to practice before the following United States District 8 Courts, United States Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of the United States and Courts 9 of other States on the dates indicated for each, and that Petitioner is presently a member in good 10 standing of the bars of said Courts. Court 11 Date Admitted Bar Number 12 _________________________________________ _________________ December 2, 2011 ___________________ CALIFORNIA 279939 13 May 18, 2017 2410244, Inactive TEXAS _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 14 August 24, 2017 52412, Inactive _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 15 _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 16 _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 17 _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 18 _________________________________________ _________________ ___________________ 19 20 21 22 23 WASHINGTON 5. That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner, nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below: NONE. 24 25 26 27 28 22 Rev. 5/16 Doc ID: ae86ca789d0065f66e3ed67db6c60d783475ec68 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 3 of 9 1 6. That Petitioner has never been denied admission to the State Bar of Nevada. (Give 2 particulars if ever denied admission): 3 NONE. 4 5 6 7 7. That Petitioner is a member of good standing in the following Bar Associations. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 8 9 10 8. Petitioner has filed application(s) to appear as counsel under Local Rule IA 11-2 11 (formerly LR IA 10-2) during 12 Date of Application the past three (3) years in the following matters: (State "none" if no applications.) Cause Title of Court Administrative Body or Arbitrator 13 Was Application Granted or Denied 14 ___________________ __________________ _______________ Granted 20-cv-15-LRH-CLB _________________________ District of Nevada April 7, 2020 15 ___________________ __________________ _________________________ _______________ 16 ___________________ __________________ _________________________ _______________ 17 ___________________ __________________ _________________________ _______________ 18 ___________________ __________________ _________________________ _______________ 19 (If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications) 20 9. Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinary boards of the 21 State of Nevada with respect to the law of this state governing the conduct of attorneys to the same 22 extent as a member of the State Bar of Nevada. 23 24 25 26 10. Petitioner agrees to comply with the standards of professional conduct required of the members of the bar of this court. 11. Petitioner has disclosed in writing to the client that the applicant is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction and that the client has consented to such representation. 27 28 33 Rev. 5/16 Doc ID: ae86ca789d0065f66e3ed67db6c60d783475ec68 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 4 of 9 1 2 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY. 3 4 5 6 7 8 ___________________________________________ ) ) COUNTY OF _________________ ) 11 12 13 14 Please see Declaration re Notary Requirement filed concurrently herewith _______________________, Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That the foregoing statements are true. 9 10 Petitioner’s signature STATE OF __________________ Nevada ___________________________________________ Petitioner’s signature Subscribed and sworn to before me this __________day of_____________________, ____________. _________________________________________________ Notary Public or Clerk of Court 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THIS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO. Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, the Petitioner believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate _________________________, MICHAEL KIND, ESQ. (name of local counsel) Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of said designated Nevada counsel is: ______________________________________________________________________________, 8860 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 106 (street address) 25 ____________________________________, ____________________________, ____________, LAS VEGAS 89123 Nevada (city) (state) (zip code) 26 _____________________________, ___________________________________. (702) 337-2322 MK@KINDLAW.COM (area code + telephone number) (Email address) 27 28 44 Rev. 5/16 Doc ID: ae86ca789d0065f66e3ed67db6c60d783475ec68 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 5 of 9 1 By this designation the petitioner and undersigned party(ies) agree that this designation constitutes 2 agreement and authorization for the designated resident admitted counsel to sign stipulations 3 binding on all of us. 4 5 APPOINTMENT OF DESIGNATED RESIDENT NEVADA COUNSEL 6 7 8 MICHAEL KIND, ESQ. The undersigned party(ies) appoint(s) _____________________________________ as (name of local counsel) his/her/their Designated Resident Nevada Counsel in this case. 9 10 11 ________________________________________________ (party's signature) 12 ________________________________________________ CHRISTOPHER PETRAS (type or print party name, title) 13 ________________________________________________ (party's signature) 14 15 16 17 18 19 ________________________________________________ (type or print party name, title) CONSENT OF DESIGNEE The undersigned hereby consents to serve as associate resident Nevada counsel in this case. 20 /s/ Michael Kind ________________________________________________ Designated Resident Nevada Counsel’s signature 21 13903 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MK@KINDLAW.COM Bar number Email address APPROVED: 19th day 2020. Dated: this ______ dayofofMay, ________________, 20___. ____________________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 55 Rev. 5/16 Doc ID: ae86ca789d0065f66e3ed67db6c60d783475ec68 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 6 of 9 Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 7 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LOKER LAW, APC Matthew M. Loker, Esq. pro hac vice requested matt@loker.law 1303 East Grand Avenue, Suite 101 Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Telephone: (805) 994-0177 Facsimile: (805) 994-0197 KIND LAW Michael Kind, Esq. (13903) mk@kindlaw.com 8860 South Maryland Pkwy, Ste. 106 Las Vegas, NV 89123 Telephone: (707) 337-2322 Facsimile: (707) 329-5881 Attorneys for Plaintiff, Christopher Petras UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA LOKER LAW, APC 1303 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 101 ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420 11 12 13 14 CHRISTOPHER PETRAS, Plaintiff, v. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC; AND, EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC., Case No.: 20-cv-874-RFB-BNW DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. REGARDING PRO HAC VICE PETITION NOTARY REQUIREMENT HON. RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II Defendants. 23 24 25 26 27 28 CASE NO.: 20-cv-874-RFB-BNW Petras v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al. DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. REGARIDNG PRO HAC VICE PETITION NOTARY REQUIREMENT Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 8 of 9 1 2 I, Matthew M. Loker, declare: 3 1. I am one of the attorneys for Plaintiff CHRISTOPHER PETRAS (“Petras”) in 4 this action 5 2. I am a Partner at Loker Law, APC. 6 3. I also teach Contracts at the San Luis Obispo School of Law. 7 4. I was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2011 and have been a member in 8 9 10 LOKER LAW, APC 1303 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 101 ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420 DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. LOKER good standing ever since that time. 5. I am licensed to practice law before all California Federal Courts; and, all California State Courts. 11 6. I have litigated cases in both state and federal courts in Arizona, California, 12 Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, 13 South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington as well as the Ninth 14 Circuit Court of Appeals and California Appellate Courts. 15 16 17 18 7. I declare under penalty of perjury, and pursuant to the laws of the State of Arizona, that the foregoing is true and correct. 8. If called as a witness, I would competently testify to the matters herein from personal knowledge. 19 9. I am seeking to appear before this Court in this matter pro hac vice. 20 10. Part of obtaining admission pro hac vice requires that I notarize my verified 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 petition. 11. The pro hac vice process also requires that the Certificate of Good Standing be issued within the last six months of the date of the application. 12. Given the COVID-19 crisis, I have been unable to find a notary that will help me finalize my application. 13. It is unclear when the social distancing requirements will be lifted and when I will be able to have my application notarized. CASE NO.: 20-cv-874-RFB-BNW 1 of 2 Petras v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al. DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. REGARIDNG PRO HAC VICE PETITION NOTARY REQUIREMENT Case 2:20-cv-00874-RFB-BNW Document 8 Filed 05/20/20 Page 9 of 9 1 14. I respectfully request this Court waive the notary requirement in these 2 circumstances so that this matter is not delayed further as a result of my inability 3 to finalize my pro hac vice application. 4 15. This same request was granted on April 8, 2020 by the Honorable Larry R. Hicks 5 in the matter of Valdez, Jr. v. Action Financial Services, LLC, Case No. 20-cv- 6 15-LRH-CLB, ECF No. 12. 7 8 9 Executed on May 15, 2020, pursuant to the laws of the United States and the State of Nevada, in Arroyo Grande, California. 10 LOKER LAW, APC 1303 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 101 ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420 11 12 13 14 Date: May 15, 2020 LOKER LAW, APC BY: _________________________ MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CASE NO.: 20-cv-874-RFB-BNW 2 of 2 Petras v. Navy Federal Credit Union, et al. DECLARATION OF MATTHEW M. LOKER, ESQ. REGARIDNG PRO HAC VICE PETITION NOTARY REQUIREMENT

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