Barron v. Marriott International Inc. et al

Filing 26

ORDER granting Plaintiff's Counsel's 20 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Kevin Paul Smith and Defiance Law PPLC are allowed to withdraw from this matter and no longer represent Plaintiff as of the date this Order is entered. Ms. Barron will proceed pro se unless or until new counsel makes an appearance on her behalf. Signed by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez. (PM) cc: plaintiff via first class mail

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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KYM BARRON,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. C17-1801 RSM
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW

v.
COURTYARD MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION, and DOES 1 through 50,
inclusive,

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Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw as

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Counsel for Plaintiff, Kym Barron. Dkt. #20. Plaintiff’s counsel, Kevin P. Smith of the law

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offices of Defiance Law PLLC, asserts that he must withdraw because of “irreconcilable

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differences and a breakdown in communication” after Plaintiff’s decision to reject a previously
negotiated settlement. Id. Plaintiff’s counsel indicates that he informed Plaintiff of the motions

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and her obligations to this Court. Dkts. #20 and #21. No papers have been filed in response to
the Motion to Withdraw.

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Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2, “[n]o attorney shall withdraw an appearance in any

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case, civil or criminal, except by leave of court. . . . Leave shall be obtained by filing a motion

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or a stipulation and proposed order for withdrawal.” LCR 83.2(b)(1). LCR 83.2 also provides

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that attorneys “will ordinarily be permitted to withdraw until sixty days before the discovery cut
off date in a civil case.” Id. The discovery deadline in this matter is October 1, 2018. Dkt. #25.
ORDER – 1

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Having reviewed the record in these proceedings and Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Motion to
Withdraw, the Court hereby finds and ORDERS

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1. Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Plaintiff, Kym Barron (Dkt.

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#20) is GRANTED. Kevin P. Smith and Defiance Law PLLC are allowed to withdraw

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from this matter and no longer represent Plaintiff as of the date this Order is entered.
2. Ms. Barron will proceed in this matter pro se unless or until new counsel makes an

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appearance on her behalf. Ms. Barron should be aware of the pending deadlines set by
the Court (Dkt. #25), and is encouraged to familiarize herself with the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure and this Court’s Local Rules. The Court’s Local Rules can be found

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online at www.wawd.uscourts.gov under the heading “Local Rules & General Orders,”

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found on the left side of the Court’s homepage.

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3. The Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to all counsel of record, to Mr. Smith, and to
Ms. Barron, via U.S. Mail. Ms. Barron’s contact information is:
Ms. Kym Barron
181 Kentwood Springs Drive
Hampton, GA 30228
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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4. Unless and until new counsel makes an appearance on Ms. Barron’s behalf or Ms. Barron

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informs the Court otherwise, all future filings in this case shall be served on her at the

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above address.
Dated this 31st day of July 2018.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER – 2