(HC) Quiroga-Chaparro v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, et al.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTEBAN QUIROGA-CHAPARRO,
Petitioner,
v.
WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE
ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al.,
Respondents.
No. 1:25-cv-1731 AC
ORDER
It has come to the court’s attention that although the docket lists Celena H. Nelson as
counsel of record for petitioner, a majority of documents filed on petitioner’s behalf have been
signed by co-counsel Wilson M. Dunlavey. See ECF Nos. 9, 10, 13, 15. 1 Mr. Dunlavey is not
admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Local Rule
180(b) expressly provides that only members of the bar of this court shall practice in this court.
Although other attorneys at Ms. Nelson’s firm may participate in the case, see Local Rule 182(b),
this does not obviate the independent requirement of membership in this court’s bar.
Moreover, Local Rules 135(g) and 180(f) specify that only attorneys admitted to practice
in this court may electronically file documents. Local Rule 131(c) provides that a document is
deemed filed by an attorney when that attorney’s name, login and password have been used. This
1 ECF No. 15 has been replaced by ECF No. 17, which is corrected to include Ms. Nelson’s
signature.
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rule assumes that the name, login and password all belong to the same individual. The use of Ms.
Nelson’s CM/ECF account to file documents that are signed only by Mr. Dunlavey violates the
spirit of these rules.
All documents filed in this case must be signed by a member of the bar of this court. This
requirement may be met by Mr. Dunlavey’s admission to the court or by the inclusion of Ms.
Nelson’s signature on documents electronically filed by her. Further practice unauthorized under
Local Rule 180(b) may subject counsel to monetary sanctions.
DATED: January 8, 2026
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