Christopher Brown v. Nevada Department of Corrections; Salisheaun Garcia, R.N.

Summary

This document is an order granting Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP attorneys Keith A. Weaver and Alissa N. Bestick permission to withdraw as counsel for defendant Salisheaun Garcia, R.N., in Christopher Brown v. Nevada Department of Corrections. The order also permits their removal from the CM/ECF service list because Garcia is represented by the Nevada Office of the Attorney General. It was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on January 13, 2026.

Holdings

1. The court granted the motion to withdraw because good cause existed, Garcia had active replacement counsel through the Nevada Office of the Attorney General, and withdrawal would not cause delay or materially adversely affect Garcia's interests.
2. The court permitted Keith A. Weaver, Alissa N. Bestick, and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP to be removed from the CM/ECF service list.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should permit Garcia's existing counsel to withdraw under District of Nevada Local Rule IA 11-6 and the Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. Whether counsel should be removed from the CM/ECF service list after withdrawal.

Disposition

other