Judge: Elaine Lu, Case: 23STCV08411, Date: 2023-05-24 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 23STCV08411 Hearing Date: May 24, 2023 Dept: 26
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REGUS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, Plaintiffs, v.
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.; et al., Defendants. |
Case No.: 23STCV08411 Hearing Date: May 24, 2023 [TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER PERMITTING ERIC PINKER AS
COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE |
Eric Pinker (“Pinker”) applies as counsel pro hac vice for Plaintiff
Regus Management Group, LLC. The
application is unopposed.
Under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.40,
attorneys licensed and in good standing in other states may, upon the
California court’s approval, appear as counsel pro hac vice in a pending case if an active member of the state bar
is associated as attorney of record.
(CRC 9.40(a).) Pinker is an active member, in good standing, of the State Bar of Texas
since 1990 and is in good standing and “also admitted to practice law in the
following courts: USDC Northern District of Texas, 1990, USDC Southern District
of Texas, 2009, USDC Eastern District of Texas, 1999, USDC Western District of
Texas, 1999, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2016, United States Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2015.” (Pinker
Decl. ¶ 2.) In addition, Pinker states
that he resides in Dallas, Texas and has an office in Dallas, Texas. (Pinker
Decl. ¶ 1.)
Pinker states that states that, within the last two years, he applied
and has appeared pro hac vice in RGN-Culver City I, LLC v. COVAR
10100 LLC, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV15061. (Pinker Decl. ¶ 4.) Thus,
Counsel satisfies the eligibility requirements of CRC 9.40(a).
Pinker’s application successfully addresses all six
content requirements outlined in CRC 9.40(d).
Specifically, Pinker provides
in his application: (1) his residence and office address (Pinker
Decl. ¶ 1); (2) the courts to which Pinker has been admitted to practice and the
dates of admission (Pinker Decl. ¶ 2); (3) that Pinker is a member in good
standing in those courts (Pinker Decl. ¶ 2); (4) that he is not currently
suspended or disbarred in any court (Pinker Decl. ¶ 3); (5) 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,
and whether or not it was granted if any (Pinker Decl. ¶ 4); and (6) the name,
address, and telephone number of an active member, Anand R. Sambhwani of the
State Bar of California, who is the current counsel of record for Plaintiff Regus
Management Group, LLC. (Pinker
Decl. ¶ 5).
Furthermore, Pinker demonstrates that he has met the requirement of CRC 9.40(c)(1). That rule
provides: “a person desiring to appear as counsel pro hac vice in a superior court must file with the court a
verified application together with proof of service . . . of a copy of the
application and of the notice on all parties who have appeared in the cause and
on the State Bar of California at its San Francisco office.” (See Sambhwani Decl. ¶¶ 3-4.)
CONCLUSION AND ORDER
The application of Eric Pinker to appear as counsel pro hac vice for Plaintiff Regus Management Group, LLC is GRANTED.
Moving
Party is to
give notice and file a proof of service of such.
DATED: May 24, 2023 ___________________________
Elaine Lu
Judge of the Superior Court