Amazon.com Inc et al v. Wong et al

Filing 72

ORDER denying without prejudice defense counsel's 69 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (LH)

Case 2:19-cv-00990-JLR Document 72 Filed 04/18/22 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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AMAZON.COM, INC., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

v.

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CASE NO. C19-0990JLR
ORDER ON MOTION TO
WITHDRAW

CHUN WONG, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Before the court is a motion to withdraw as counsel for Defendant Chun Wong

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filed by attorneys Cory J. Rosenbaum and Stephen M. Hansen. (Mot. (Dkt. # 69).)

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Plaintiffs Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) and Nite Ize, Inc. (“Nite Ize”) (collectively,

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“Plaintiffs”) have not opposed the motion. (See generally Dkt.)

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An attorney seeking to withdraw from a case in a manner that will leave a party to

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the case unrepresented must seek the court’s leave to do so by filing a motion. See Local

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Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 83.2(b)(1). The motion must contain a certification that it “was

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served on the client and opposing counsel,” and must also provide the client’s “address

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and telephone number.” Id.

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Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Hansen certify that they served the motion on Plaintiffs’

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counsel using the court’s CM/ECF system. (Mot. at 3.) However, neither the motion nor

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Mr. Rosenbaum’s declaration certify that “the motion was served on” Mr. Wong, see

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Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 83.2(b)(1), only that Mr. Rosenbaum advised Mr. Wong

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on March 24, 2022 that “if there was no cooperation or efforts on his behalf relative to

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the [c]ourt’s rulings and Orders [Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Hansen] would be forced to

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withdraw” (see Rosenbaum Decl. (Dkt. # 70) ¶ 7 (asserting that Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr.

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Hansen notified Mr. Wong of their intention to withdraw as his counsel based on his

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failure to assist them in his defense on March 24, 2022)). Additionally, Mr. Rosenbaum

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and Mr. Hansen have failed to provide Mr. Wong’s current contact information. (See

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generally Mot.; Rosenbaum Decl.)

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Because Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Hansen have not established their compliance

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with the court’s local rules, see Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 83.2(b)(1), their motion to

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withdraw (Dkt. # 69) is DENIED without prejudice to their refiling a motion that

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contains the required certifications.

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Dated this 18th day of April, 2022.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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