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Parties Involved:
Gurtej Singh
Defendant
Virgil Stuckey
Plaintiff
U.S.A. Trucking Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

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DENNIS R. MURPHY, SBN 051215

MURPHY AUSTIN ADAMS SCHOENFELD LLP 

304 “S” Street (95811-6906) 

Post Office Box 1319 

Sacramento, California 95812-1319 

Telephone: (916) 446-2300 

Facsimile: (916) 503-4000 

Email: dmurphy@murphyaustin.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

USA TRUCKING INC. and GURTEJ SINGH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VIRGIL STUCKEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

USA TRUCKING INC., a California 

corporation; GURTEJ SINGH an 

individual and DOES 1 through 50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:14-cv-1091-JAM-DAD

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO BE 

RELIEVED AS COUNSEL 

Date: March 11, 2015 

 Time: 9:30 a.m. 

 Judge: John A. Mendez 

The above-referenced matter (the “Action”) having come before the Court on March 11, 

2015, on the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record (“Motion”) filed by Dennis Murphy of 

Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP. The Court having reviewed the Motion, together with 

the court file; having heard arguments of counsel; and having considered the applicable statutory 

and case law, ORDERS as follow: 

1. The Motion To Be Relieved as Counsel for Defendants U.S.A. Trucking, Inc. and 

Gurtej Singh is granted, effective April 10, 2015. 

2. The Action is stayed until April 10, 2015. 

3. Attorney Dennis R. Murphy and Murphy Austin Adams and Schoenfeld LLP are 

hereby relieved as counsel of record for Defendants U.S.A. Trucking, Inc. and Gurtej Singh (the 

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Defendants”) and no longer represent the Defendants as counsel of record in the Action, effective 

April 10, 2015. 

4. Attorney for Defendants will remain as attorney of record, for purposes of granting 

time for Defendants to seek new counsel, until April 10, 2015. 

5. Defendants shall have until April 10, 2015 to retain substitute counsel; otherwise, 

Defendants shall be deemed as proceeding in a pro-per capacity. As stated in Court, and 

understood by the Defendants, a corporation may not represent itself without counsel, and without 

counsel, default may be entered against the corporation. 

6. Plaintiff shall not file or pursue any discovery during the period that the Court 

allotted to Defendants to attain new counsel. 

7. Plaintiff may pursue any planned or pending discovery motions after April 10, 

2015. 

8. Plaintiff may file an Ex Parte Motion to extend the discovery deadline, the pre-trial 

conference date and the trial date, as necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 20, 2015 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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