Douglas
Douglas v. Perez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES DOUGLAS, Case No. 24-cv-03983-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL
PEREZ, Re: Dkt. No. 37 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Plaintiff James Douglas’s Motion to Substitute Counsel. ECF No. 37. Stanley Goff, Plaintiff’s current counsel of record, has indicated he “does not oppose Mr. Douglas’s right to terminate his legal representation of him if that is what he wishes to do.” ECF No. 39. The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the April 24, 2025 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case on July 1, 2024, represented by Stanley Goff. ECF No. 1. Mr. Goff remains his attorney of record. …