Escamilla-Sosa et al v. Madsen

Filing 56

ORDER re 55 Defense Counsels Purported Withdrawal; and ORDER Further Continuing Case Management Conference. Signed by Judge Patricia V. Trumbull on 6/21/10. (pvtlc1) (Filed on 6/21/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 On June 21, 2010, counsel for Defendant filed a purported "Notice of Withdrawal of Defendant's Attorney." Having reviewed the papers submitted by Defendant's counsel, the court finds it appropriate to issue this order without oral argument. Based on said notice and the file herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's counsel's "Notice of Withdrawal" is deemed inoperative until such time as Defendant's counsel obtains leave of court to withdraw as counsel of record. See CIV.L.R. 11-5 ("Counsel may not withdraw from an action until relieved by order of Court after written notice has been given reasonably in advance to the client and to all other parties who have appeared in the case.") IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in order to allow time for Defense counsel to file his motion to withdraw, or to file a substitution of new counsel, the Case Management Conference is OR D E R, page 1 ROSA ESCAMILLA-SOSA, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) FLOR MADSEN, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) Case No.: C 08-5807 PVT ORDER RE DEFENSE COUNSEL'S PU R PO R TED WITHDRAWAL; AND ORDER FURTHER CONTINUING CASE MA N A G E M E N T CONFERENCE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

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CONTINUED to 2:00 p.m. on August 10, 2010. (If a substitution of counsel is filed naming new counsel to represent Defendant, leave for Defense counsel to withdraw will be deemed granted.) The parties shall file a brief supplemental Joint Case Management Conference Statement no later than August 3, 2010, setting forth their joint or respective proposals for the remaining trial and pretrial dates. Dated: 6/21/10 PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL United States Magistrate Judge

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