Kuman Banque, LLC v. Baylor et al

Filing 144

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING ATTORNEY STEPHEN J. HASSINGS 136 MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF KUMAN BANQUE, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KUMAN BANQUE, LLC,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 11-4472 CW

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING
ATTORNEY STEPHEN
J. HASSING’S
MOTION TO WITHDRAW
AS COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF KUMAN
BANQUE, LLC

v.
BRYNEE K. BAYLOR; BAYLOR &
JACKSON, PLLC; THE MILAN GROUP,
INC.; SUSAN KEVRA-SHINER, as
Executrix for the estate of Frank
Lorenzo Pavlico III; GPH
HOLDINGS, LLC; PATRICK LEWIS;
BRETT A. COOPER; DAWN R. JACKSON;
SUSAN C. KEVRA; MIA C.
BALDASSARI; ELMO BALDASSARI; THE
LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN C. KEVRA; and
DOES 1-50,
Defendants.
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On April 7, 2013, attorney Steven J. Hassing filed a motion
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to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Kuman Banque, LLC and noticed
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it for hearing on May 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

Docket No. 136.

Mr.

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Hassing served the motion on Plaintiff by mail.

Docket No. 136-2.

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On April 8, 2013, the Court issued an order stating that the
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motion to withdraw appeared to be well-taken.

Docket No. 137.

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The Court provided Plaintiff with notice that, if it failed to
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file a written opposition to the motion by the response deadline
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or to appear that the hearing to oppose it, the motion would be
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granted.
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Plaintiff did not file a written opposition and did not
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appear at the May 16, 2013 hearing.

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS

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Mr. Hassing’s unopposed motion to withdraw as counsel for
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Plaintiff (Docket No. 136).
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-5(b),

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withdrawal is subject to the condition that papers may continue to

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be served on him for forwarding purposes to Plaintiff, unless and

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until Plaintiff appears through other counsel.

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As the Court noted in the April 8, 2013 order, because it is
an LLC, Plaintiff cannot represent itself in this matter.

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if it wishes to prosecute this case, it must locate new counsel to

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represent it and have counsel make an appearance in his case

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within fourteen days of the date of this order.

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warned again that, if it does not find counsel to represent it and

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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to make an appearance in this case within the time permitted, the

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Court will dismiss its case for failure to prosecute.

Thus,

Plaintiff is

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The Clerk is directed to serve a copy of this order upon

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Plaintiff at the addresses listed on pages five to six of Mr.

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Hassing’s motion to withdraw.

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a copy of this Order upon Larry Kudla and Meilin Liu at the email

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addresses listed on those pages of that motion.

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The Clerk is also directed to serve

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 5/17/2013

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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