Taylor v. City and County of San Francisco et al

Filing 25

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND REQUIRING RE-ASSIGNMENT TO A NEW JUDGE by Judge Alsup granting 16 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. ; granting 24 Motion for Recusal. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/17/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: April 17, 2009. XAVIER TAYLOR, Plaintiff, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, a municipal corporation, MATT SULLIVAN, individual and in his capacity as a police officer for the City and County of San Francisco, and DOES 1­1000, inclusive, individually and/or in their capacities as police officers for the City and County of San Francisco, Defendants. / No. C 08-04406 WHA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND REQUIRING RE-ASSIGNMENT TO A NEW JUDGE

Retained counsel filed this case for violations of 42 U.S.C. 1983 and various state laws on behalf of plaintiff and now move to withdraw as counsel citing irreconcilable differences on how to proceed with the case. A hearing was held in camera on April 16 with plaintiff and his counsel Fred Meis and Joseph Poppen present but not defendants or their counsel. Good cause having been shown, the motion to withdraw is GRANTED. Counsel Meis and Poppen are relieved as counsel for plaintiff, who shall henceforth represent himself. Because the Court has learned the details of the issues underlying the withdrawal motion, the Court gave plaintiff the opportunity to ask the undersigned to recuse himself. Such request having been made, the undersigned hereby recuses himself from this case. The case shall be reassigned.

WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE