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Case Number: 19GDCV01380    Hearing Date: December 1, 2023    Dept: NCB

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

North Central District

Department B

            Counsel Daniel R. Strecker, Esq. (“Counsel”) applies to appear as counsel pro hac vice for Defendant Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. 

Under CRC 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 Rule 9.40(a).)  Counsel is a member, in good standing, of the State Bar of New York.  (Counsel Decl., ¶¶1, 3.)  In addition, Counsel is not a resident of the State of California, is not regularly employed in the State of California, and is not engaged in substantial business, professional or other activities in the State of California.  (Id., ¶2.)  Thus, Counsel satisfies the eligibility requirements of CRC Rule 9.40(a).

Counsel’s declaration addresses the six content requirements outlined in CRC Rule 9.40(d).  Counsel provides: (1) his residence and office address (Counsel Decl., ¶2); (2) the courts to which he has been admitted to practice and the dates of admission (id., ¶3); (3) that he is a member in good standing in those courts (id., ¶3); (4) that he is not currently suspended or disbarred in any court (id., ¶3); (5) that he has filed 4 applications to appear as counsel pro hac vice in the state of California, which were granted on December 15, 2022 in Farro v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (Orange County Case No. 30-2020-01130033-CU-TT-CXC), on March 29, 2022 in Razi v. Ashland LLC (Alameda County Case No. RG21094270), on January 4, 2022 in Torres v. Barnes Group Inc. (San Bernardino Case No. CIVDS1906092), and February 1, 2022 in Mansour v. 3M Company (Los Angeles County Case No. 19STCV10959) (id., ¶6); and (6) the name, address, and telephone number of the active member of the State Bar of California who is attorney of record (id., ¶4).  

Furthermore, Counsel has met the requirement of CRC 9.40(c)(1) which states that “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.”  (David M. Uchida Decl., ¶4, Ex. A; Proof of Service.)  

CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Based on the foregoing, the application for pro hac vice admission of Counsel Daniel R. Strecker, Esq. is granted.  Counsel Daniel R. Strecker, Esq. is a member of the New York State Bar and his office address is 100 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 and his telephone number is 212-687-0100. 

Counsel is also advised that he must pay a $500 annual renewal fee one year from the date this motion is granted.  The Court sets a Non-Appearance Case Review re: Payment of Annual Renewal of Pro Hac Vice Fees of $500 by Counsel Daniel R. Strecker, Esq. for December 2, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

Defendant shall give notice of this order.