Timothy McCleery, et al. v. Allstate Insurance, Co., et al.

APPLICATION OF RACHEL P. STEELY FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

 

MOVING PARTY: Rachel P. Steely (Counsel for Defendant Allstate Insurance Co.)

RESPONDING PARTY(S): Unopposed

STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS AND/OR PROCEEDINGS:

This suit is based on wage-and-hour claims.  Plaintiffs are former property inspectors employed by Defendants. 

Rachel P. Steely now moves to be admitted pro hac vice for Defendant Allstate Insurance Co. The motion is unopposed.

TENTATIVE RULING:

Counsel’s Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED.

Moving party to give notice, unless waived.  

DISCUSSION:

Application for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice

A. Legal Standard

California Rules of Court Rule 9.40 provides that an attorney in good standing in another jurisdiction may apply to appear pro hac vice in this State by way of written application upon notice by mail to all interested parties, as well as service on the State Bar in San Francisco with payment of a $50.00 fee, so long as that attorney is not a resident of California, does not work in California, and does not perform regular or substantial business, professional, or other activities in the State.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40).

The application must state: (1) The applicant's residence and office address;  (2) The courts to which the applicant has been admitted to practice and the dates of admission;  (3) That the applicant is a licensee in good standing in those courts;  (4) That the applicant is not currently suspended or disbarred in any court;  (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, the date of each application, and whether or not it was granted; and (6)  The name, address, and telephone number of the active licensee of the State Bar of California who is attorney of record.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40(d)).

B. Analysis

Based on the Application and attached Declaration, Counsel is not employed or residing within California (Steely Decl. ¶ 4); the attorney has not appeared in California in the last two years (Decl. ¶ 5); the application contains the necessary addresses (Decl. ¶ 1); the application has the proper admission information for other courts where the attorney is admitted (Decl. ¶ 3); and the attorney is in good standing in those jurisdictions (Id.)  Counsel Steely is to be associated with local counsel Krista Cabrera (Decl. ¶ 6.)  Counsel Cabrera confirms payment of the required fee on Steely’s behalf to the State Bar of California. (Cabrera Decl. ¶ 3.)

Accordingly, Counsel’s Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED.

Moving parties to give notice, unless waived.  

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:   May 1, 2023 ___________________________________

Randolph M. Hammock

Judge of the Superior Court