HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-cv-901 - Surat v. City of Fort Collins, et al. - 151 - Mot Withdraw Peters
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 19-cv-00901-WJM-NRN
MICHAELLA LYNN SURAT,
Plaintiff,
v.
RANDALL KLAMSER in his individual capacity, and
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, a municipality,
Defendants.
MOTION TO WITHDRAW JOHN F. PETERS, ESQ.
John F. Peters, Esq., of Hall & Evans, LLC, counsel for Defendants Randall Klamser and
The City of Fort Collins (“Defendants”), hereby moves the Court for an Order allowing him to
withdraw as counsel of record:
1. Certificate Pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR.7.1: Because this motion is brought
pursuant to D.C.COLO.LAtty5(b), conferral is not required. See D.C.COLO.L.CivR7(b)(4).
2. Mr. Peters will no longer be employed by Hall & Evans, LLC, effective April 19,
2021.
3. Mark S. Ratner, Esq., of Hall & Evans, LLC, will continue to represent Defendants.
4. Defendants have received notification of the proposed withdrawal.
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5. Because of the continuous representation, Mr. Peters did not notify Defendants that
they are responsible for complying with all court orders and time limitations, nor that they are
required to obtain legal counsel, as would otherwise be required by D.C.Colo.LAttyR5(b).
WHEREFORE, undersigned counsel respectfully requests that the Court grant this Motion
and permit John F. Peters, Esq., to withdraw as counsel for Defendants Randall Klamser and The
City of Fort Collins.
Dated and respectfully submitted this 19th day of April, 2021.
Respectfully submitted,
s/ John F. Peters
Mark S. Ratner, Esq.
John Peters, Esq.
Hall & Evans, LLC
1001 17th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303-628-3300 /Fax: 303-628-3368
ratnerm@hallevans.com
petersj@hallevans.com
and
s/ John R. Duval
John R. Duval, Esq.
Deputy City Attorney
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 221-6520
jduval@fcgov.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CM/ECF)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 19th day of April, 2021, I electronically filed the
foregoing Motion to Withdraw John F. Peters, Esq. with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF
system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses:
David Lane, Esq.
Andrew McNulty, Esq.
Helen S. Oh, Esq.
Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP
1543 Champa St, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
303-571-1000 Phone
303-571-1001 Fax
dlane@kln-law.com
amcnulty@kln-law.com
hoh@kln-law.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
s/ Therese Curtin, Legal Assistant
Mark S. Ratner
John F. Peters
Hall & Evans, LLC
1001 Seventeenth St., Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-628-3300
Fax: 303-628-3368
ratnerm@hallevans.com
petersj@hallevans.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
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