Stark v. GG Homes, Inc.
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- John A. Houston (author)
Analysis
Plaintiff Collette Stark moved to quash or revoke the pro hac vice application of attorney Aaron Paul Heeringa. The court summarily denied the motion, citing the discretionary nature of granting pro hac vice status.
| What the court decided | The model |
|---|---|
Motion to Quash or Revoke Pro Hac Vice Application denied“Plaintiff Collette Stark’s Motion to Quash or Revoke Pro Hac Vice Application of attorney Aaron Paul Heeringa is summarily denied.” | unsure The order provides no factual basis for the denial, no analysis of the specific grounds raised in the motion, and no explanation of why the discretion was exercised in favor of the defendant. While the citation to Gallo correctly states the standard, the application of that standard to the specific facts of the case is entirely absent, making it impossible to determine if the decision was legally supported by the record. |
The order itself: sound with gaps — The order is a one-sentence denial that cites a general principle of discretion but fails to apply it to the specific facts or arguments presented in the motion. It does not explain why the motion to quash or revoke was meritless, nor does it address any specific allegations of misconduct or procedural error by the attorney. This lack of reasoning makes the order difficult to review and does not constitute a reasoned decision.
Opinion
l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 |} COLLETTE STARK, an individual, Case No.: 3:24-cv-01305-JAH-MSB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 13 |] V. QUASH OR REVOKE PRO HAC 14 || GG HOMES, INC., a California VICE APPLICATION 15 corporation; and PAUL GREEN, an ECE No. 17. individual, 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Collette Stark’s Motion to Quash or Revoke Pro Hac Vice Application of 19 attorney Aaron Paul Heeringa is summarily denied. Gallo v. U.S. Dist. Court for Dist. of 0 Arizona, 349 F.3d 1169, 1185 (9th Cir. 2003) (“The decision to grant pro hac vice status is 1 discretionary.’’). IT IS SO ORDERED. 3 DATED: September 17, 2024 24 JOHN A. HOUSTON 25 UITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 26 27 28