Runyon
Runyon v. FCA US, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 PATRICK RUNYON, Case No.: 24-cv-01843-H-VET
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF PATRICK RUNYON
FCA US, LLC, and DOES 1 through 10, 14 inclusive,
Defendants. [Doc. No. 16.]
17 On February 7, 2025, Strategic Legal Practices, APC (“SLP”), counsel for Plaintiff 18 Patrick Runyon in this action, filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Runyon. 19 (Doc. No. 16.) Defendant FCA US, LLC did not file a timely response to SLP’s motion. 20 See Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(2). For the reasons below, the Court grants SLP’s motion to 21 withdraw. 22 Rule 1.16(b) of the ABA rules governs permissive withdrawals of counsel and 23 provides that “a lawyer may withdraw from representing a client if . . . the representation 24 will result in an unreasonable financial burden on the lawyer or has been rendered 25 unreasonably difficult by the client.” Model Rules of Pro. Conduct r.…