Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Research Development Foundation, No. 2:2021cv02241 - Document 172 (D. Nev. 2024)
Court Description: ORDER granting 171 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Justin Bova withdrawn from the case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 1/8/2024. Attorney Justin Bova terminated. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CT)
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Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Research Development Foundation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Doc. 172 Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695 PISANELLI BICE PLLC 400 South 7th Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Tel: 702-214-2100 Fax: 702-214-2101 DLS@pisanellibice.com Gregg LoCascio (pro hac vice admitted) Ronald K. Anguas, Jr. (pro hac vice admitted) Justin Bova (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: 202-389-5000 Fax: 202-389-5200 gregg.locascio@kirkland.com ronald.anguas@kirkland.com justin.bova@kirkland.com Ryan Kane (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Tel: 212-446-4800 Fax: 212-446-4900 ryan.kane@kirkland.com Andrew Walter (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312-862-2000 Fax: 312-862-2200 andrew.walter@kirkland.com Counsel for Plaintiff Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 21 22 23 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff, v. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Case No. 2:21-cv-02241-CDS-DJA JUSTIN BOVA’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND TO BE REMOVED FROM CM/ECF SERVICE LIST Defendant. Dockets.Justia.com 1 Pursuant to LR IA 11-6(b), Justin Bova, who has appeared pro hac vice in this action as 2 counsel, respectfully moves this Court for an order permitting him to withdraw as counsel for 3 Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Pacira”) and to be removed from the CM/ECF service list. Research 4 Development Foundation (“RDF”) does not oppose the motion. 5 This Motion is made and based upon the Memorandum of Points and Authorities submitted 6 herein, the Declaration of Justin Bova attached hereto, the pleadings and papers on file herein, and 7 any argument adduced at any hearing of this motion. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: January 5, 2024 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Debra L. Spinelli i Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695 PISANELLI BICE PLLC 400 South 7th Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 DLS@pisanellibice.com Gregg LoCascio (pro hac vice admitted) Ronald K. Anguas, Jr. (pro hac vice admitted) Justin Bova (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 gregg.locascio@kirkland.com ronald.anguas@kirkland.com justin.bova@kirkland.com Ryan Kane (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 ryan.kane@kirkland.com Andrew Walter (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 andrew.walter@kirkland.com Counsel for Plaintiff Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 I. MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 2 A. 3 Mr. Bova moves the Court pursuant to LR IA 11-6(b) for leave to withdraw his appearance 4 as counsel for Pacira in the above-captioned matter. This Motion is precipitated by Mr. Bova’s 5 departure from the Kirkland & Ellis, effective January 12, 2024. Gregg LoCascio, Ronald K. 6 Anguas, Jr., Ryan Kane, and Andrew Walter, all of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP (“Kirkland & Ellis”), 7 and Debra L. Spinelli, of Pisanelli Bice, will remain as Pacira’s counsel in this matter. Mr. Bova’s Withdrawal is Appropriate. 8 LR IA 11-6(b) provides that “[i]f an attorney seeks to withdraw after appearing in a case, 9 the attorney must file a motion or stipulation and serve it on the affected client and opposing 10 counsel.” Kirkland & Ellis and thereby Pacira received notice of Mr. Bova’s intent to withdraw 11 from this case, and all other Kirkland & Ellis cases, upon Mr. Bova’s final day of employment 12 with Kirkland & Ellis, January 12, 2024. Research Development Foundation (“RDF”) and its 13 counsel will receive notice of this Motion to Withdraw via the CM/ECF system, pursuant to the 14 Certificate of Service attached herein. RDF’s counsel was notified of this motion on January 5, 15 2024, and does not oppose. 16 Finally, LR IA 11-6(e) provides that “no withdrawal . . . will be approved if it will result 17 in delay of discovery, the trial, or any hearing in the case.” Here, no delay of any kind will result 18 from Mr. Bova’s withdrawal, as Messrs. LoCascio, Anguas, Kane, and Walter of Kirkland & Ellis, 19 and Ms. Spinelli of Pisanelli Bice, will continue as counsel for Pacira. Mr. Bova’s withdrawal will 20 not prejudice either party or delay any proceeding in this matter. 21 B. 22 Given Mr. Bova’s withdrawal in this matter, the ministerial act of removing his name from 23 the email service list is appropriate because Mr. Bova will no longer represent any party in this 24 action. 25 II. Removal of Mr. Bova from the CM/ECF Service List Is Also Appropriate. CONCLUSION 26 For the reasons set forth above, Mr. Bova respectfully requests this Court enter an Order 27 approving his withdrawal as a representing attorney for Pacira in the instant matter; and removal 28 of justin.bova@kirkland.com from the CM/ECF service list. 1 DATED: January 5, 2024 2 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Debra L. Spinelli Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695 PISANELLI BICE PLLC 400 South 7th Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 DLS@pisanellibice.com 3 4 5 6 Gregg LoCascio (pro hac vice admitted) Ronald K. Anguas, Jr. (pro hac vice admitted) Justin Bova (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 gregg.locascio@kirkland.com ronald.anguas@kirkland.com justin.bova@kirkland.com 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ryan Kane (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 ryan.kane@kirkland.com 13 14 15 Andrew Walter (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 andrew.walter@kirkland.com 16 17 18 19 Counsel for Plaintiff Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 1/8/2024 _____________________________ DANIEL J. ALBREGTS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am an employee of Pisanelli Bice PLLC and that on January 3 5, 2024, and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5, a copy of the foregoing was served via the Court’s 4 electronic filing system to all parties listed for CM/ECF service. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /s/ Cinda Towne Cinda Towne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Debra L. Spinelli, Esq., Bar No. 9695 PISANELLI BICE PLLC 400 South 7th Street, Suite 300 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Tel: 702-214-2100 Fax: 702-214-2101 DLS@pisanellibice.com Gregg LoCascio (pro hac vice admitted) Ronald K. Anguas, Jr. (pro hac vice admitted) Justin Bova (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: 202-389-5000 Fax: 202-389-5200 gregg.locascio@kirkland.com ronald.anguas@kirkland.com justin.bova@kirkland.com Ryan Kane (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Tel: 212-446-4800 Fax: 212-446-4900 ryan.kane@kirkland.com Andrew Walter (pro hac vice admitted) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312-862-2000 Fax: 312-862-2200 andrew.walter@kirkland.com Counsel for Plaintiff Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 21 22 23 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Case No. 2:21-cv-02241-CDS-DJA 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff, v. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Defendant. DECLARATION OF JUSTIN BOVA IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND TO BE REMOVED FROM CM/ECF SERVICE LIST 1 I, Justin Bova, declare under penalty of perjury: 2 1. 3 admitted pro hac vice in this Court. 4 5 2. 3. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated in this declaration, and if called upon to do so, could and would competently testify thereto. 8 9 I am associated with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and one of the counsel of record for Plaintiff Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Pacira”) in this action. 6 7 I am an attorney duly admitted to practice law in the State of New York and am 4. I make this declaration in support of my Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and To Be Removed from the CM/ECF Service List. 10 5. As of January 12, 2024, I will no longer be employed with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 11 6. Gregg LoCascio, Ronald K. Anguas, Jr., Ryan Kane, and Andrew Walter, of 12 Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will remain as counsel for Pacira notwithstanding my withdrawal. Debra 13 L. Spinelli, of Pisanelli Bice, also will remain as Pacira’s counsel in this matter. 14 15 16 7. My withdrawal will not result in delay of discovery, hearings, or any trials in this 8. On January 5, 2024, counsel for Research Development Foundation was notified action. 17 of my Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and To Be Removed from the CM/ECF Service List and 18 noted that they were unopposed to the Motion. 19 20 21 I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct. EXECUTED this 5 day of January, 2024. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /s/ Justin Bova______________________________ JUSTIN BOVA
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