Dumas v. Hurley Medical Center et al

Filing 166

ORDER GRANTING 165 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Racine Miller and Extending Deadlines as to 163 MOTION to Dismiss and MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Defendants AFSCME Council 25, Deloris Lots, Patricia Ramirez, and Victoria Thompson and Brief in Support, 160 MOTION for Summary Judgment :( Responses due by 2/15/2013, Replies due by 3/1/2013) Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

LOWANA SHANELL DUMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 10-12661

HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY RACINE MILLER’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW
AND EXTENDING DEADLINES
On December 18, 2012, Attorney Racine Miller, currently serving Plaintiff pro
bono publico, moved to withdraw as Plaintiff’s counsel. Miller has advised Plaintiff that
her withdrawal will likely have a material adverse effect on Plaintiff’s interests and that
Plaintiff hereafter may need to proceed pro se. However, Plaintiff herself seeks to have
Miller removed as counsel and has already petitioned the court to do so. Upon
reviewing the motion, the court is satisfied that there is a breakdown in the attorneyclient relationship in this case and will therefore permit Miller withdrawal as counsel for
Plaintiff. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Racine Miller’s motion to withdraw [Dkt # 165] is
GRANTED. Plaintiff proceeds pro se. Miller is DIRECTED to return all discovery
documents to Plaintiff by January 24, 2013, retaining for her file whatever copies
thereof she may deem prudent.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s responses to Defendants’ motions for
summary judgment [Dkts. # 160, 163] are now due by February 15, 2013. Defendants
may file optional replies by March 1, 2013.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: January 17, 2013
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
on this date, January 17, 2013, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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