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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL STOKES, 

Plaintiff,

vs. 

MOBY DICK BAR, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 19-cv-05743-YGR 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 13 

On October 7, 2019, the Court entered an order granting an application for admission of 

attorney pro hac vice for Richard Liebowitz, counsel for plaintiff Michael Stokes. (Dkt. No. 12.) 

Under Local Rule 11-3(b), an attorney is disqualified from appearing pro hac vice, with 

few exceptions, if he is “regularly engaged in the practice of law in the State of California.” The 

Court recently became aware that Mr. Liebowitz has filed approximately twenty-two cases in this 

district in the past three months. Accordingly, Mr. Liebowitz is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why 

the filing of these cases within this time frame does not constitute the “regular . . . practice of law” 

in the state, and moreover, why his pro hac vice status should not be revoked. 

A compliance hearing shall be held on the Court’s 9:01 a.m. calendar on Friday, 

December 20, 2019, in Courtroom 1 of the United States Courthouse located at 1301 Clay Street 

in Oakland, California. No later than five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance 

hearing, Mr. Liebowitz shall file a response to this Order to Show Cause. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 22, 2019 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Case 4:19-cv-05743-YGR Document 21 Filed 11/22/19 Page 1 of 1