Ewing v. Gitre

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California grants in part an attorney’s motion to withdraw from representing individual and corporate defendants. The court finds the withdrawal justified and allows counsel to terminate representation after 30 days so the corporate defendant can obtain substitute counsel.

Holdings

1. The court granted counsel leave to withdraw because the motion satisfied the service requirements and the reasons for withdrawal were reasonable, with minimal prejudice to other litigants, no net harm to the administration of justice, and no significant delay.
2. Relief Consultants, LLC may not defend itself without counsel, so counsel's withdrawal could not become effective until the defendants had 30 days to secure new representation.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the attorney's motion to withdraw as counsel should be granted under the applicable local rule and withdrawal factors.
2. What period should be allowed for the corporate defendant to obtain substitute counsel before withdrawal becomes effective.

Disposition

other