Johnson v. Parrish et al

Filing 13

ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 3/12/2015 DENYING 12 Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,

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No. 2:14-cv-02045-MCE-CKD

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

DARRYL L. PARRISH; ADVANCED
TRAILER SALES AND SERVICE, LLC;
and DOES 1-10,

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Defendants.

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On March 9, 2015, Catherine M. Corfee filed a motion to withdraw as counsel of

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record for Defendant Advanced Trailer Sales and Service, LLC (“Defendant”). The

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motion is currently set for a hearing on April 16, 2015. On March 11, 2015, Corfee

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submitted an ex parte application requesting that the court advance that hearing to

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March 19, 2015.

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Corfee has certainly explained the basis for her motion: although she and

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Defendant mutually agreed that she would cease working on this case on November 17,

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2014, and although Defendant is also currently represented by Charles L. Hastings,

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Defendant has not responded to Corfee’s requests to complete a Substitution of

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Attorneys. Corfee, however, has failed to establish good cause for advancing the

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hearing date of her motion. Her representations that she “does not anticipate
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Defendant” opposing the motion and that she “does not want to be responsible for this

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matter” are insufficient.

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Absent a statement of good cause, Corfee’s ex parte application (ECF No. 12) is
DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 12, 2015

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