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Pickett v. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) et al, No. 5:20-cv-00232-H-BQ (N.D. Tex.) · Dkt. 56 · 2023-04-10 · PDF
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Case 5:20-cv-00232-H-BV Document 56 Filed 04/10/23 Page 1 of 3 PageID 566 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUBBOCK DIVISION AMY PICKETT, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, et al., Defendants. § § § § § § § § Civil Action No. 5:20-CV-00232 DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL Defendants, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Barbara Cherry, individually and in her official capacity as Department Chair of Leadership Studies, and Michael Evans, individually and in his official capacity as Dean of School of Nursing (“Collectively Defendants”), file this Motion to Substitute Counsel pursuant to Local Rules 7.1 and 83.12. In support thereof, Defendants respectfully show the Court the following: Assistant Attorney General ALLISON M. COLLINS has been serving as Attorney in Charge for Defendants in this matter. This case has been administratively reassigned to KIRSTIN M. ERICKSON, Assistant Attorney General in the General Litigation Division, who will serve as the new Attorney in Charge to represent Defendants in this cause. Ms. Erickson is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas. The requested substitution will not prejudice any party and is not being sought for purposes of delay. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendants respectfully request that this Court grant Defendants’ Unopposed Motion to Substitute Counsel, permitting Allison M. Collins Defendants’ Opposed Motion to Substitute Counsel 1 Case 5:20-cv-00232-H-BV Document 56 Filed 04/10/23 Page 2 of 3 PageID 567 to withdraw as Counsel of Record and to designate Kirstin M. Erickson as Attorney in Charge for Defendants in the above-styled and numbered cause of action. Respectfully submitted. KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General GRANT DORFMAN Deputy First Assistant Attorney General SHAWN E. COWLES Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation CHRISTOPHER D. HILTON Chief, General Litigation Division /s/ Kirstin M. Erickson KIRSTIN M. ERICKSON Texas Bar No. 24134194 ALLISON M. COLLINS Texas Bar No. 24127467 Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711-2548 (512) 475-4031 (512) 320-0667 FAX kirstin.erickson@oag.texas.gov allison.collins@oag.texas.gov COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS Defendants’ Opposed Motion to Substitute Counsel 2 Case 5:20-cv-00232-H-BV Document 56 Filed 04/10/23 Page 3 of 3 PageID 568 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(b), I certify that I have complied with Local Rule 7.1(a) and attempted to contact Plaintiff Amy Pickett, via email on April 5, 2023, and by phone and leaving a voicemail on April 6, 2023, regarding the substance of the foregoing motion. Ms. Pickett indicated via email on April 6, 2023, that she is unopposed. /s/ Kirstin M. Erickson KIRSTIN M. ERICKSON CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 10, 2023, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to the following: Amy Pickett, Pro se P.O. Box 543 Buffalo Gap, Texas 79508 apickett1010@yahoo.com (682) 258-4558 Defendants’ Opposed Motion to Substitute Counsel /s/ Kirstin M. Erickson KIRSTIN M. ERICKSON 3