O'Conner v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, No. 3:2021cv00057 - Document 46 (D. Nev. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER Granting 45 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Shane E. Greenberg for Christopher O'Conner and approving Designation of Local Counsel as Peter C Wetherall. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 1/10/2023. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's e-filng system shall register on the PACER website www.pacer.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TRW)

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O'Conner v. Union Pacific Railroad Company Doc. 46 Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 7 ) ) ) Case # 3 :21-cv-00057 12 ) ) ) ) ) ) 13 ) ) VERIFIED PETITION FOR PERMISSION TO PRACTICE IN THIS CASE ONLY BY ATTORNEY NOT ADMITTED TO TaE BAR OF THIS COURT AND DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL 8 CHRISTOPHER O'CONNER 9 10 11 Plaintiff(s ), vs. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Defendant(s). ) FILING FEE IS $250.00 14 15 16 _ _ _S_h_a_ne_E~.G_re_e_n_be_r_g_ _ _, Petitioner, respectfully represents to the Comi: (name of petitioner) 17 1. That Petitioner is an attorney at law and a member of the law firm of 18 Morris Law Firm (firm name) 19 20 with offices at 4001 W. Alameda Ave. Suite 208 ---------------,-----,,-,---,-------------(street address) 21 Burbank (city) 22 23 747-283-1144 (area code+ telephone number) California (state) 91505 (zip code) shane.greenberg@bcoonlaw.com (Email address) 24 2. 25 26 27 28 That Petitioner has been retained personally or as a member of the law firm by _ _ _C_H_R_I_S_T_O_P_H_E_R_O_'_C_O_N_N_E_R_ _ _ to provide legal representation in connection with [client(s)] the above-entitled case now pending before this Court. Rev. 5/16 Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 2 of 6 3 That since _ _D_e_c_e1_n~b_e_r..,-5_,2_0_0_0_ _, Petitioner has been and presently is a (date) member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of the State of _ _ _ _ C_a_li_fo_r_·n_ia_ __ (state) 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. 1 2 3. 7 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. 11 Comi Date Admitted 12 California 12/05/2000 13 USDC-Central District of California December 05, 2000 Bar Number 210932 14 15 16 17 18 19 5. That there are or have been no disciplinary proceedings instituted against petitioner, 20 nor any suspension of any license, certificate or privilege to appear before any judicial, regulatory 21 or administrative body, or any resignation or termination in order to avoid disciplinary or 22 disbarment proceedings, except as described in detail below: 23 None 24 25 26 27 28 2 Rev. 5/16 Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 3 of 6 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. State Bar of California 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: Cause Title of Court Administrative Body or Arbitrator Was Application Granted or Denied 6th Division Pulaski Circuit Ct Granted 13 14 October 1, 2020 60-CV-18-8361 (State "none" ifno applications.) 15 16 17 18 (If necessary, please attach a statement of additional applications) 19 20 9. Petitioner consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and disciplinaiy 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 3 Rev. 5/16 Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 4 of 6 1 2 That Petitioner respectfully prays that Petitioner be admitted to practice before this Court FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CASE ONLY. 3 4 STATE OF 5 6 7 8 California ) ) COUNTY OF ------'='--Los Angeles ) _ _S_h_an_e_E_.G_re_e_nb_e_r_g__., Petitioner, being first duly sworn, deposes~a~n------.. That the foregoing statements are true. 9 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 12 13 14 15 16 DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF TIDS COURT AND CONSENT THERETO. 17 Pursuant to the requirements of the Local Rules of Practice for this Court, the Petitioner 18 19 C. Wetherall believes it to be in the best interests of the client(s) to designate - - . , - - -Peter -----,-,---,-------,~(name of local counsel) Attorney at Law, member of the State of Nevada and previously admitted to practice before the 20 above-entitled Court as associate resident counsel in this action. The address and email address of 21 said designated Nevada counsel is: 22 23 24 25 26 Wetherall Group, Ltd., 9345 W. Sunset Road, Suite 100 (street address) Las Vegas (city) 702-838-8500 (area code+ telephone number) Nevada (state) 89148 (zip code) pwetherall@wetherallgroup.com (Email address) 27 28 4 Rev. 5/16 Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 5 of 6 . 1 2 3 i designation the pctitione1":jnd undersigned party(ies).airee that this designation constitu_tes , agree ent and authol'ization for tli designated residen t admitted counsel to sign stipulatioJls l>tn Jl J;? Oll all of us. I - \ 4 5 7 8 = 9 1 APPOINTME NT OFDESIGNA NEVADA COUNSEL TED RESIDENT ->... • -,· '--. j :,. 6 · C,hcistapb_ec Q'Canner ·.·, ( ype or pnnt patty name, title) - - (party's signature) ~· "" 15 (type or print party nam ;title) 16 17 18 I II 10 14 { he unders:igned paity(ies), appoint(s) ___ _Pe"""} £f C_ ·W_et_h_e ·1 aU____ as "" """ -:: ----:i -:: :-hi_s/hl11their Designated ResidenJNevad Counsel i 12 l l .CO . :- NT OF DESIGNEE. . .. ·; . . ,ic;_ . scnts .to .serve a_s, ass<;> Jat >r •dcnt Nevada pounsel m,\!jt , case . ;fhe un""de,;sighed hereb .,. . .,y Designatecl Resident Neiiiifuounsel s. s1gnatme pwetherall@wetherallifroup com 4414 · ·· · Email address 21 22 I l 23 24 25 10th January 23 j i I I I - 19 20 j t l f' l I I I Case 3:21-cv-00057-LRH-CLB Document 46 Filed 01/10/23 Page 6 of 6 The State Bar of California OFFICE OF ATTORNEY REGULATION & CONSUMER RESOURCES AttorneyRegulation@ca Iba r .ca .gov 888-800-3400 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 CERTIFICATE OF STANDING January 3, 2023 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that according to the records of the State Bar, SHANE ERIN GREENBERG, #210932 was admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Supreme Court of California on December 5, 2000 and has been since that date, and is at date hereof, an ACTIVE licensee of the State Bar of California; and that no recommendation for discipline for professional or other misconduct has ever been made by the Board of Trustees or a Disciplinary Board to the Supreme Court of the State of California. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA Vicky Avila Custodian of Records

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