Ward et al v. Knox County Board of Education et al (TV1)

Filing 103

ORDER granting 88 Attorney Egli's MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney for plaintiffs. Attorney Egli SHALL turn his file on this case over to Attorney Nolan, but thereafter, he is RELIEVED as counsel in this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge C Clifford Shirley, Jr on April 8, 2013. (AYB)

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
MICHAEL SCOTT WARD d/b/a
FEREDONNA COMMUNICATIONS,
WEDO FUNDRAISING, INC., and
PRINTVENTURE, INC.,
Plaintiff,

V.
KNOX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,
KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
SCOTT BACON, MARY KERR, and
WALSWORTH PUBLISHING CO., INC.,
Defendants.

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No. 3:11-CV-438
(VARLAN/SHIRLEY)

ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court,
and the referral of the District Judge.
Now before the Court is a Motion for Leave to Withdraw as Counsel [Doc. 88], filed by
Attorney Russell Egli. Attorney Egli moves the Court for leave to withdraw from serving as
counsel for Plaintiffs Michael Scott Ward d/b/a Ferodonna Communications, WeDo Fundraising,
Inc., and Printventure, Inc. The Court initially held this motion in abeyance to allow time for the
these corporate parties to secure substitute counsel. See E.D. Tenn. L.R. 83.4(f).
At a hearing conducted March 25, 2013, Attorney Michael A. Nolan appeared on behalf
of Plaintiffs Michael Scott Ward d/b/a Ferodonna Communications, WeDo Fundraising, Inc.,
and Printventure, Inc., and he filed a Notice of Appearance [Doc. 96] on the same day. The
Court afforded Defendants Knox County, Mary Kerr, and Scott Bacon – the only remaining

defendants in this case at that time – a brief period for filing any objections to the substitution of
Attorney Nolan as counsel for the Plaintiffs. At a hearing held April 3, 2013, counsel for
Defendants Knox County, Mary Kerr, and Scott Bacon represented that they did not object to the
substitution of Attorney Nolan as counsel for the Plaintiffs and to the withdrawal of Attorney
Egli.
Accordingly, the Court finds that good cause for granting the Motion for Leave to
Withdraw as Counsel [Doc. 88] has been demonstrated, and it is GRANTED. Attorney Egli
SHALL turn his file on this case over to Attorney Nolan, but thereafter, he is RELIEVED as
counsel in this matter.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
s/ C. Clifford Shirley, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge