FaceTec, Inc. v. iProov Ltd., No. 2:2021cv02252 - Document 52 (D. Nev. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER Granting 51 Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Stephen R. Smith and Matthew J. Brigham of Cooley LLP as counsel of record. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 6/27/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AF)

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FaceTec, Inc. v. iProov Ltd. Doc. 52 Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. (SBN 8656) David W. Gutke, Esq. (SBN 9820) EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP 6720 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Telephone: (702) 805-0290 Facsimile: (702) 805-0291 Email: jschuttert@efstriallaw.com Email: dgutke@efstriallaw.com Stephen Smith COOLEY LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 Email: ssmith@cooley.com Matthew J. Brigham COOLEY LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 Telephone: (650) 843-5000 Facsimile: (650) 849-7400 Email: mbrigham@cooley.com Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant iProov Ltd. 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 17 FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA 18 19 20 21 FACETEC, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. iPROOV LTD, a United Kingdom limited liability company, 22 23 24 Defendant. IPROOV LTD’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW STEPHEN R. SMITH AND MATTHEW J. BRIGHAM OF COOLEY LLP AS COUNSEL OF RECORD AND MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT iPROOV LTD, a United Kingdom limited liability company, Counter-Claimant, 25 26 v. 27 FACETEC, INC., a Delaware corporation, Counter-Defendant. 28 Case No. 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 2 of 7 1 Defendant and Counter-Claimant iPROOV LTD (“iProov”), by and through their undersigned 2 counsel, respectfully request, pursuant to Local Rules IA 11-6 and 6-2, leave of the Court to withdraw 3 Stephen R. Smith and Matthew J. Brigham of Cooley LLP as counsel of record. 4 Counsel for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant FaceTec, Inc. have indicated that they do not 5 oppose this motion. 6 Dated: June 26, 2023 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 /s/ Matthew J. Brigham Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. (SBN 8656) David W. Gutke, Esq. (SBN 9820) EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP 6720 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Telephone: (702) 805-0290 Facsimile: (702) 805-0291 Email: jschuttert@efstriallaw.com Email: dgutke@efstriallaw.com Stephen Smith (pro hac vice) COOLEY LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 Email: ssmith@cooley.com Matthew J. Brigham (pro hac vice) COOLEY LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 Telephone: (650) 843-5000 Facsimile: (650) 849-7400 Email: mbrigham@cooley.com Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant iProov Ltd. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1. Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 3 of 7 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 1 2 Local Rule IA 11-6(b) states that: “If an attorney seeks to withdraw after appearing in a case, 3 the attorney must file a motion or stipulation and serve it on the affected client and opposing counsel.” 4 Stephen Smith and Matthew Brigham of Cooley LLP, who have appeared in this action, and iProov, 5 who consents to this withdrawal, accordingly seek to withdraw Mr. Smith and Mr. Brigham as counsel 6 of record. 7 All parties in this case have received notice of the instant motion and will additionally receive 8 notice of this motion through the CM/ECF system. Counsel for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant 9 FaceTec, Inc. have indicated that they do not oppose this motion. Additionally, pursuant to Local 10 Rule IA 11-6(d), withdrawal will not cause any delay in the instant proceedings as iProov will continue 11 to be represented in this action by attorneys Jay J. Schuttert and David Gutke of Evans Fears & 12 Schuttert LLP, Alan Sege of Alan Sege, PC, and Ryan E. Hatch of Hatch Law PC. 13 14 Additionally, movants have attached a proposed order and the LR IA 6-2 signature block, whichever the Court chooses to use. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1. Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 4 of 7 1 Dated: June 26, 2023 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stephen Smith (pro hac vice) COOLEY LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 Email: ssmith@cooley.com 8 9 10 11 Matthew J. Brigham (pro hac vice) COOLEY LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 Telephone: (650) 843-5000 Facsimile: (650) 849-7400 Email: mbrigham@cooley.com 12 13 14 15 Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant iProov Ltd. 16 17 18 19 20 /s/ Matthew J. Brigham Jay J. Schuttert, Esq. (SBN 8656) David W. Gutke, Esq. (SBN 9820) EVANS FEARS & SCHUTTERT LLP 6720 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119 Telephone: (702) 805-0290 Facsimile: (702) 805-0291 Email: jschuttert@efstriallaw.com Email: dgutke@efstriallaw.com ORDER IT IS SO ORDERED. _____________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 June 27, 2023 DATED: _______________________________ Case No.: 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 5 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of IPROOV LTD’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW STEPHEN R. SMITH AND MATTHEW J. BRIGHAM OF COOLEY LLP AS COUNSEL OF RECORD AND MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT was served on counsel of record on June 26, 2023 using the Court’s CM/ECF System. /s/ Matthew J. Brigham Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 6 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA 10 11 12 13 FACETEC, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. 16 [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING IPROOV LTD’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW STEPHEN R. SMITH AND MATTHEW J. BRIGHAM OF COOLEY LLP AS COUNSEL OF RECORD iPROOV LTD, a United Kingdom limited liability company, 14 15 Case No. 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Defendant. iPROOV LTD, a United Kingdom limited liability company, Counter-Claimant, 17 18 v. 19 FACETEC, INC., a Delaware corporation, Counter-Defendant. 20 21 This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record filed June 23, 22 2023. Stephen Smith and Matthew Brigham of Cooley LLP seek to withdraw as counsel of record for 23 Defendant and Counter-Claimant iProov Ltd. The Motion represents that iProov will continue to be 24 represented in this action by attorneys Jay J. Schuttert and David Gutke of Evans Fears & Schuttert 25 LLP, Alan Sege of Alan Sege, PC, and Ryan E. Hatch of Hatch Law PC. Local Rule IA 11-6 provides 26 that “no withdrawal . . . will be approved if it will result in delay of discovery, the trial, or any hearing 27 in the case.” Discovery has not yet closed and withdrawal will not delay this action. 28 1. Case 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW Document 52 Filed 06/27/23 Page 7 of 7 1 Having reviewed and considered this matter, and for good cause shown, 2 IT IS SO ORDERED: 3 1. The Motion to Withdraw is GRANTED. 4 2. Defendant and Counter-Claimant iProov Ltd. will continue to be represented in this action 5 by attorneys Jay J. Schuttert and David Gutke of Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP, Alan Sege of Alan 6 Sege, PC, and Ryan E. Hatch of Hatch Law PC. 7 8 9 _____________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: _______________________________ Case No.: 2:21-cv-02252-ART-BNW

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