Ewing

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Anton EWING, Case No.: 24-cv-1213-AGS-DDL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. ATTORNEY’S MOTION TO

WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL (ECF 37)

Christopher GITRE, et al.,

Defendants. 8 San Diego Biz Law attorney Riznyk moves to “withdraw as counsel” for individual 9 defendant Christopher Gitre and corporate defendant Relief Consultants, LLC. (See ECF 10 37.) 11 “An attorney may not withdraw as counsel except by leave of court.” Indymac Fed. 12 Bank, F.S.B. v. McComic, No. 08-CV-1871-IEG WVG, 2010 WL 2000013, at *1 (S.D. 13 Cal. May 18, 2010). And, in this district, withdrawal motions “must be served on the 14 adverse party and on the moving attorney’s client,” and the withdrawing attorney must file 15 a “declaration pertaining to such service.” CivLR 83.3(f)(3). Courts also assess “(1) the 16 reasons why withdrawal is sought; (2) the prejudice withdrawal may cause to other 17 litigants; (3) the harm withdrawal might cause to the administration of justice;…