Judge: Donald F. Gaffney, Case: Ashbrook v. Dorsey & Whitney, Date: 2023-08-23 Tentative Ruling

TENTATIVE RULING:

 

Counsel Peter Lancaster seeks an order granting his appearance pro hac vice on behalf of Defendants Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Mark E. Powell.  For the reasons set forth below, the unopposed application is GRANTED.

 

An attorney in good standing in another jurisdiction may apply to appear as counsel pro hac vice in the State of California by filing a verified application together with proof of service by mail of a copy of the application and notice of hearing on all parties who have appeared in the case and on the State Bar of California at its San Francisco office, with payment of a $50.00 fee, so long as that attorney is not a resident of the State of California, and is not regularly engaged in substantial business, professional, or other activities in the State of California.  (Cal. R. Ct. 9.40.)

 

The application must state:  

 

  1. the applicant’s residence and office addresses; 

 

  1. the courts to which the applicant has been admitted to practice and the dates of admission; 

 

  1. that the applicant is a member in good standing in those courts;  

 

  1. that the applicant is not currently suspended or disbarred in any court;  

 

  1. the title of each court and cause in which the applicant has filed an application to appear as counsel pro hac vice in this state in the preceding two years, the date of each application, and whether or not it was granted; and 

 

  1. the name, address, and telephone number of the active member of the State Bar of California who is attorney of record in the local action.   

 

(Cal. R. Ct. 9.40(d).)

All of the requirements for pro hac vice admission have been met. First, an active member of the State Bar of California (Faisal Zubairi) has been associated as attorney of record.  Second, Lancaster has filed a verified application, and served the application with notice of hearing on all parties in this case and the State Bar of California. Third, the verified application contains all of the information that California Rule of Court 9.40(d) requires.  Finally, the application establishes that the $50.00 fee was paid to the State Bar of California.   

 

The application for admission pro hac vice is, therefore, GRANTED.

 

Moving counsel to give notice.