Perry v. Perdue Foods LLC et al

Filing 90

ORDER by Judge Joseph C. Spero granting 62 Motion to Withdraw. (jcslc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BARBARA PERRY,

Case No. 17-cv-03502-JST (JCS)

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW

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PERDUE FOODS LLC, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 62

Defendants.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On February 5, 2019, Hunter Pyle Law and Law Offices of Aleksey G. Tovarian brought a

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Motion to Withdraw as Plaintiff’s Counsel of Record (“Motion to Withdraw”), which was referred

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to the undersigned for a decision. See Docket Nos. 65, 67. The Court held hearings on the Motion

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to Withdraw on March 29, 2019 and on April 12, 2019; a portion of both hearings was sealed and

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was conducted ex parte with Plaintiff’s counsel. The Court has also considered the written briefs

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of the parties, including the opposition brief filed by Plaintiff Barbara Perry. See Docket No.86.

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The Court finds that there has been an irreconcilable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship

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and that the client’s conduct has rendered it “unreasonably difficult for [counsel] to carry out the

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representation effectively.” See Rule 1.16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of

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California. Accordingly, the Motion to Withdraw is GRANTED conditional on the requirement

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that papers shall continue to be served on counsel for forwarding purposes, unless and until

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Plaintiff appears by other counsel or pro se, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-5(b). Counsel shall

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notify Plaintiff of this condition, as is required under the Local Rule.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 12, 2019
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
Chief Magistrate Judge