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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AARON STANZ, individually and Case No. 3:22-CV-01164-GPC-JLB derivatively on behalf of Jet Genius 12 Holdings, Inc., ORDER GRANTING WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL Plaintiff,

14 v. [ECF No. 131] 15 JORDAN BROWN et al., 16 and

JET GENIUS HOLDINGS, INC., Defendants. 20 On August 9, 2024, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP and associates Sean M. Sullivan and Justin M. Martin (“Counsel”) filed an ex parte motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Aaron Stanz (“Plaintiff”). ECF No. 131. By the Court’s order, Plaintiff filed a response. ECF No. 141. Counsel moved to withdraw as counsel on the grounds that Plaintiff has not met the material terms of the engagement agreement and that there are now irreconcilable 27 differences. ECF No. 131. The ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct1 permit a lawyer to withdrawal as counsel if the client renders it unreasonably difficult for the 3 …