Doe v. Haley et al

Filing 190

ORDER granting 188 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney as to Laurence D. Borten for plaintiffs. Signed by Honorable G Ross Anderson, Jr on 3/3/14.(alew, ) Modified on 3/3/2014 to edit type (alew, ).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON/GREENWOOD DIVISION
John Doe, minor child, by and through
his Guardian, Jane Doe,
Plaintiff,
v.
Nikki Haley, et al.,
Defendants.

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C/A No.: 8:13-cv-01772-GRA

ORDER
(Written Opinion)

Laurence D. Borten has filed a Motion for Withdraw of Appearance seeking
leave to withdraw as Plaintiff’s Counsel on the grounds that he is no longer employed
by Children’s Rights. ECF No. 188. When an attorney who has appeared as the
attorney of record in a case seeks to withdraw as counsel, he must first make an
application to this Court. See Local Civil Rule 83.I.07 DSC. Whether to allow an
attorney to withdraw is within the sound discretion of this Court. United States v.
Corporan-Cuevas, 35 F.3d 953, 956 (4th Cir. 1994). In the current case, Plaintiff is
also represented by Robert J. Butcher of the Camden Law Firm, Thomas E. Hite, Jr.
and Heather Hite Stone of Hite & Stone, and Marcia Robinson Lowry, Ira P.
Lustbader, Aaron Finch, Kathryn Wood, and Sarah T. Russo of Children’s Rights,
who will remain as counsel to Plaintiff if Laurence D. Borten is allowed to withdraw.
Therefore, this Court finds that allowing Mr. Borten to withdraw is proper.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Laurence D. Borten’s Motion for
Withdrawal of Appearance is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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March 3 , 2014
Anderson, South Carolina

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