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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 

Plaintiff U.S. Legal Support, Inc. alleges that defendants 

Ameen Hofioni and Morgan Albanese, its former employees, 

misappropriated certain trade secrets, confidential information, 

and personal property, both for their own benefit and for the 

benefit of their new employer, defendant The LIT Group, and its 

affiliated entities, defendants Hutchings Court Reporters, LLC 

and Litigation Services. 

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Now pending before the court is Squire Patton Boggs (US) 

LLP’s1 (“Squire Patton”) motion to withdraw as counsel for 

defendant Hofioni. (ECF No. 50.) Hofioni opposes this motion, and 

seeks in turn to disqualify Squire Patton as counsel for all 

defendants herein. (ECF No. 61.) 

Having reviewed the parties’ filings, the court has 

determined that it requires further information from Hofioni in 

order to resolve the issues presented. To that end, Hofioni is 

DIRECTED to file, no later than July 14, 2014, a declaration 

describing in detail the confidential information, if any, that 

he has disclosed to Squire Patton since the commencement of this 

action, and his view of how this disclosure might prejudice him 

in these proceedings or other litigation between any of the 

parties. In order to avoid inadvertently disclosing any 

confidential information, the declaration and any accompanying 

exhibits are to be emailed to lkkorders@caed.uscourts.gov. A copy 

should be simultaneously served on Squire Patton, and a proof of 

service filed on the electronic docket. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 3, 2014. 

 

1 On June 1, 2014, the firm’s name changed from “Squire Sanders 

(US) LLP” to “Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP.” 

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