Norval v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al

Filing 22

ORDER denying Counter Defendant, Janine Adair Haug's 19 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Signed by Judge James L. Robart.(TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SALLY NORVAL,

CASE NO. C17-0704JLR
Plaintiff,

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ORDER DENYING
WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL

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METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the court is Karolyn Hicks’s motion to withdraw as counsel for
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Interpleader Counter-Defendant Janine Haug. (Mot. (Dkt. # 19).) Because the motion
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does not comply with the requirements for attorney withdrawal set forth in Local Civil
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Rule 83.2(b), the court DENIES the motion to withdraw without prejudice.
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If withdrawal would leave a party unrepresented, the motion for withdrawal “must
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include the party’s address and telephone number.” Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR
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83.2(b)(1). The instant motion fails to comply with this requirement, as Ms. Hicks’s
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withdrawal leaves Ms. Haug unrepresented but the motion does not contain Ms. Haug’s

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telephone number. (See generally Mot.) The court therefore DENIES the motion to

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withdraw (Dkt. # 19) without prejudice to refiling the motion in the manner prescribed in

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Local Civil Rule 83.2(b).

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Dated this 8th day of September, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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