Clark v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

Filing 14

ORDER granting 13 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Jack N. Boyd, Jr. and Jonathan Ross Prazak withdrawn. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on August 8, 2018. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION

CORA CLARK

v.

PLAINTIFF

Case No. 4:17-cv-4075

TYSON FOODS, INC.

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Before the Court is a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel filed by Plaintiff’s counsel, Jonathan
Prazak and Jack N. Boyd, Jr. of the law firm Boyd Prazak, LLP. ECF No. 13. In the instant
motion, Mr. Prazak and Mr. Boyd move for leave to withdraw themselves, as well as their law
firm, from any further obligation to represent Plaintiff in this matter. Mr. Prazak and Mr. Boyd
maintain that the motion is based on good cause and is not sought for the purpose of delay.
Upon consideration, the Court finds that good cause for the motion has been shown.
Accordingly, the Court finds that the Motion to Withdraw as Counsel (ECF No. 13) should be and
hereby is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to terminate attorneys Jonathan Prazak,
Jack N. Boyd, Jr. and their firm Boyd Prazak, LLP, as counsel of record for Plaintiff. To that end,
Mr. Prazak and Mr. Boyd shall provide Plaintiff with a complete copy of her case file within seven
(7) days of the entry of this Order.
In addition, the Court observes that this withdrawal leaves Plaintiff without counsel of
record in this action. In light of the foregoing, the Court hereby STAYS the deadlines set forth in
the Final Scheduling Order (ECF No. 12) for sixty (60) days, measured from the entry of this
Order. Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from the entry of this Order to obtain new counsel or
otherwise indicate her desire to proceed pro se. If Plaintiff fails to obtain new counsel or otherwise

indicate her desire to proceed pro se within this period, the Court will assume that she intends to
proceed pro se in this matter. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff a copy of this
Order, as well as the Manual for Pro Se Litigants, to the following address: P.O. Box 6406,
Texarkana, Texas 75505.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 8th day of August, 2018.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge

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