Jayashankar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMERA LABS INC., Case No. 21-cv-2137-MMA-DDL

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE COUNSEL’S MOTION

TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF

RAJ JAYASHANKAR, et al.,

RECORD FOR KIMERA LABS INC

Defendants. [Doc. No. 361] 16 17 18 19 On November 30, 2024, Plaintiff Kimera Labs Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) attorneys Peter T. Mavrick, Esq., Jacob M. Resnick, Esq., Karen Lowell, Esq., and the Mavrick Law Firm (collectively, the “Mavrick Law Firm Attorneys”) filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff. Doc No. 361. “An attorney may not withdraw as counsel except by leave of court.” Darby v. City of Torrance, 810 F. Supp. 275, 276 (C.D. Cal. 1992); see also CivLR 83.3(f)(3). The decision to grant or deny a motion for withdrawal is within the court’s discretion, and courts consider the following factors: “(1) the reasons why withdrawal is sought; (2) the prejudice withdrawal may cause to other…