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Parties Involved:
Andi Millard
Plaintiff
Amthabhi Patel
Defendant
Sumitra Patel
Defendant
Travel Inn
Defendant

Document Text:

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CAROL RENÉ BROPHY (SBN 155767) 

CIARÁN O’SULLIVAN (SBN 198970) 

NOSSAMAN, GUTHNER, KNOX & ELLIOTT, LLP 

50 CALIFORNIA STREET, 34TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-4799 

Telephone: 415/ 398-3600 

Facsimile: 415/ 398-2438 

cbrophy@nossaman.com

Attorney for Defendants 

LA BAER INN, EDWARDS 1991 REVOCABLE TRUST; 

CARRIAGE HOUSE INN, EDWARD M. SILVERA dba 

CARRIAGE HOUSE INN, and SILVERA 2001 TRUST; 

DRIFTWOOD LODGE AND CAFÉ, CHUCK EDWARDS dba 

DRIFTWOOD LODGE, EDWARDS TRUST; 

THUNDERBIRD MOTEL, 

MICHAEL BLANK dba THUNDERBIRD MOTEL; and 

TRAVEL INN, AMTHABHI PATEL and 

SUMITRA PATEL dba TRAVEL INN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDI MILLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LA BAER INN, EDWARDS 1991 

REVOCABLE TRUST, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. CIV-S03-1467 WBS/GGH 

RELATED CASE NOS. 

CIV-S03-1468 WBS/GGH 

CIV-S03-1480 WBS/GGH 

CIV-S03-1481 WBS/GGH 

CIV-S03-1482 WBS/GGH 

ANDI MILLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CARRIAGE HOUSE INN; EDWARD M. 

SILVERA dba CARRIAGE HOUSE INN, 

SILVERA 2001 TRUST, 

Defendants. 

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ANDI MILLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

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DRIFTWOOD LODGE AND CAFE; CUCHK 

EDWARDS dba DRIFTWOOD LODGE; and 

DOES 1 through 35, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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ANDI MILLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

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TRAVEL INN; AMTHABHI PATEL and 

SUMITRA PATEL dba TRAVEL INN; and 

DOES 1 through 35, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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ANDI MILLARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THUNDERBIRD MOTEL; MICHAEL BLANK 

dba THUNDERBIRD MOTEL; and DOES 1 

through 35, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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TO: THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES: 

Defendants LA BAER INN, EDWARDS 1991 REVOCABLE TRUST; CARRIAGE HOUSE 

INN, EDWARD M. SILVERA dba CARRIAGE HOUSE INN, and SILVERA 2001 TRUST; 

DRIFTWOOD LODGE AND CAFÉ, CHUCK EDWARDS dba DRIFTWOOD LODGE, EDWARDS 

TRUST; THUNDERBIRD MOTEL, MICHAEL BLANK dba THUNDERBIRD MOTEL; and 

TRAVEL INN, AMTHABHI PATEL and SUMITRA PATEL dba TRAVEL INN hereby consents to 

the following substitutes of counsel: Richard S. Edwards, pro se, owner, jointly and collectively for LA 

BAER INN and DRIFTWOOD LODGE AND CAFÉ; Edward Michael Silvera, pro se, owner and 

Trustee of the Silvera 2001 Family Trust, jointly and collectively for CARRIAGE HOUSE INN; 

Michael Allen Blank, pro se, owner, jointly and collectively for THUNDERBIRD MOTEL; and Sushil 

A. Patel, pro se, owner, jointly and collectively for TRAVEL INN, in place and instead of Carol René 

Brophy, Esq., of the law firm of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP. 

We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 LA BAER INN 

4115 Laurel Avenue 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

(530) 541-7400 

By: ____________________________ 

RICHARD S. EDWARDS, pro se

We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 DRIFTWOOD LODGE AND CAFÉ 

4115 Laurel Avenue 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

(530) 541-7400 

By: ____________________________ 

RICHARD S. EDWARDS, pro se 

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We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 CARRIAGE HOUSE INN 

4135 Laurel Avenue 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

(775) 782-3339 

By: ____________________________ 

EDWARD MICHAEL SILVERA, pro se 

We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 THUNDERBIRD MOTEL 

4123 Laurel Avenue 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

(800) 350-5741 

By: ____________________________ 

MICHAEL ALLEN BLANK, pro se 

We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 TRAVEL INN 

964 Stateline Avenue 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 

(775) 588-1419 

By: ____________________________ 

SUSHIL A. PATEL, pro se 

We consent to this substitution. 

Dated: August 2, 2005 NOSSAMAN, GUTHNER, KNOX & ELLIOTT, LLP 

50 California Street, 34th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

(415) 398-3600 

By:_________________________________________ 

Carol René Brophy

 

 

 

 

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ORDER DENYING SUBSTITUTION 

The request to substitute Richard S. Edwards, Edward Michael Silvera, Michael Allen Blank, 

and Sushil A. Patel, “pro se,” in place and instead of Carol Rene Brophy, Esq. of the law firm of 

Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP, as counsel for defendants in this action is DENIED. See 

Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993) (holding that artificial entities may only be 

represented by licensed counsel). 

Dated: August 5, 2005 

 

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