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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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28 JOINT APPLICATION OF NICHOLAS R. LANE AND ARNOLD I. BERSCHLER TO

SUBSTITUTE LANE OUT AS ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR PLAINTIFFS AND

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BERSCHLER ASSOCIATES, PC

Arnold I. Berschler, SBN 56557

22 Battery Street, Suite 888

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone (415) 398 1414

Info@berschler.com

Attorneys for MEREE MUSED,

SALEEM MOHAMED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEREE MUSED, individually, SALEEM

MOHAMED, individually,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CROWLEY MARITIME

CORPORATION, WATERMAN

STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, U.S.

OCEAN, LLC., PETER STALKUS, 

 

Defendants.

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Civil No. 4:16-cv-00763-SBA

JOINT APPLICATION OF NICHOLAS R. 

LANE AND ARNOLD I. BERSCHLER TO

SUBSTITUTE LANE OUT AS ATTORNEY

OF RECORD FOR PLAINTIFFS AND

SUBSTITUTION BERSCHLER

JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION PURSUANT TO L.R. 7.11, 7.12

May it please this Honorable Court:

Attorney of record for the plaintiffs, Nicholas R. Lane, and attorney Arnold I. Berschler

jointly move the Court for administrative relief, pursuant to Local Rule of Court, 7.11; et seq.,

F.R.Civ.P. 1 and stipulate pursuant to L.R. 7.12. These applicants request that the Court act without

any hearing upon this application. Good Cause for such a procedure is shown below. The relief

sought is an order substituting out Nicholas R. Lane as plaintiffs’ attorney of record and substituting

in Arnold I. Berschler, as plaintiffs’ attorney of record. THE GROUNDS BEING: (1) On the date

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SUBSTITUTION. BERSCHLER CIVIL No. 4:16-cv-00763-SBA

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on which Nicholas R. Lane (“Lane”) filed this action, he used his ECF-based identity as an associate

of Berschler Associates, PC due to the fact that he was an associate of Berschler Associates, PC

regarding this matter. (2) Each plaintiff, Meree Mused and Saleem Mohamed, have each retained

Arnold I. Berschler (Berschler) and Berschler Associates, PC, in writing, and not Nicholas R. Lane,

as their attorney in the matter which now forms the gravamen of their complaint in this action at all

relevant times. (3) Mr. Lane no longer is associated with Berschler Associates, PC. (4) Mr. Lane no

longer has any duties regarding the representation of either plaintiff in this action. (5) Mr. Lane

desires to dissociate himself from this action altogether; wherefore, Mr. Lane stipulates and

respectfully prays the Court issue its order substituting him out and substituting Mr. Berschler in as

plaintiffs’ counsel of record. (6) Mr. Berschler is admitted to practice before this Court and has his

own ECF identity enabling him to log into the Court’s ECF system for all permitted purposes. (7)

Mr. Berschler desires to substitute in as each plaintiff’s attorney of record; wherefore, he stipulates

and respectfully prays this court order such substitution. (8) As of the date of submission of this

joint application, no defendant has appeared in the action (the Court respectfully is requested to take

judicial notice of its Docket in this action.) (9) Each plaintiff is a merchant mariner who presently

is at sea, to Lane’s and Berschler’s current understanding and belief. 

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

It appears that this administrative motion pursuant to Local Rule 7.11 - and requesting the

Court act without any hearing thereon - appears to be proper procedure under these circumstances.

F.R.Civ.P.1 provides the Honorable Court with jurisdiction, in addition to the inherent authority of

the Court to make administrative orders.

DECLARATIONS AND STIPULATION

Nicholas R. Lane and Arnold I. Berschler hereby respectively declare under penalty of

perjury, base upon their respective personal knowledge, that the facts in the above appearing

GROUNDS are true and correct; further, if called, both Lane and Berschler would competently

testify thereto. 

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Nicholas R. Lane and Arnold I. Berschler hereby stipulate and respectfully pray that the

Honorable Court issue its orders:

1. Substituting out Nicholas R. Lane as the attorney of record for both Meree Mused and for

Saleem Mohamed in this action.

2. Substituting in Arnold I. Berschler as the attorney of record for both Meree Mused and for

Saleem Mohamed in this action.

3. That the Clerk of the Court entersuch substitutions into the Court’s ECF record in this action

in due course.

EXECUTED and SO STIPULATED on April 1, 2016 at Fort Bragg, California. 

/S/ Nicholas R. Lane

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Nicholas R. Lane

EXECUTED and SO STIPULATED on March 31, 2016 at San Francisco, California. 

/S/ Arnold I. Berschler

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Arnold I. Berschler

[proposed] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________________

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HON. SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

Senior United Stat District Court Judge

April 12, 2016

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