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Parties Involved:
Morgan Albanese
Defendant
Ameen Hofioni
Counter Defendant
Hutchings Court Reporters, LLC
Counter Claimant
Litigation Services
Counter Claimant
The LIT Group
Counter Claimant
U.S. Legal Support, Inc.
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC., 

A Texas corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

AMEEN HOFIONI, an individual,

MORGAN ALBANESE, an 

individual, THE LIT GROUP, 

a Nevada corporation, 

HUTCHINGS COURT REPORTERS, 

LLC, a California 

corporation, LITIGATION 

SERVICES, a Nevada 

corporation, 

Defendants. 

No. CIV. S-13-01770 LKK/AC 

ORDER 

Now pending before the court is defendant Ameen Hofioni’s 

motion for leave to file a crossclaim against defendants The LIT 

Group, Hutchings Court Reporters, LLC and Litigation Services 

(“Entity Defendants”). (ECF No. 67.) The motion is currently set 

for hearing on Monday, July 28, 2014. The Entity Defendants have 

timely filed a statement of non-opposition to this motion. (ECF 

No. 71.) 

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On June 14, 2014, pursuant to court order, Hofioni lodged 

with the court a supplemental declaration in support of his 

motion to disqualify the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 

(“Squire Patton”) as counsel for all defendants herein. On June 

16, 2014, Squire Patton filed a request for leave to file a 

response to this declaration. (ECF No. 73.) In this request, 

Squire Patton indicated its ability to submit a response “on or 

before July 21, 2014 or such other date as the Court may order.” 

(Id.) 

Having reviewed and considered the foregoing documents, the 

court hereby orders as follows: 

[1] Defendant Ameen Hofioni’s motion for leave to file a 

crossclaim is GRANTED. Hofioni is DIRECTED to file his 

crossclaim within seven (7) days of docketing of this order. 

[2] Squire Patton’s request to submit a response to the 

supplemental declaration of Ameen Hofioni is GRANTED. Squire 

Patton is DIRECTED to submit its response no later than 4:30 

p.m. on July 23, 2014. In order to avoid inadvertently 

disclosing any confidential information, the response and 

any accompanying exhibits are to be emailed to 

lkkorders@caed.uscourts.gov. A copy should be simultaneously 

served on attorney Daniel L. Baxter of the law firm of Wilke 

Fleury Hoffelt Gould and Birney LLP, and a proof of service 

filed on the electronic docket. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 21, 2014. 

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