Schoenbeck

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS J. SCHOENBECK, Case No.: 23-cv-1635-RSH-JLB

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

13 v. WITHDRAW

14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, [ECF No. 58] 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 Before the Court is a motion to withdraw filed by Plaintiff’s counsel, Mitchell Leeds 20 LLP (“MLP”). ECF No. 58. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1(d)(1), the Court finds the 21 motion presented appropriate for resolution without oral argument. For the reasons below, 22 the Court grants the motion. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 On September 6, 2023, Plaintiff Thomas Schoenbeck filed this action initially 25 proceeding pro se. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff subsequently retained MLP as counsel. ECF Nos. 26 6; 7. On March 4, 2025 and May 27, 2025, MLP filed motions to withdraw as Plaintiff’s 27 counsel. ECF Nos. 34; 45. The Court denied MLP’s motions without prejudice, holding 28 counsel had not filed a declaration as to how Plaintiff was served with these motions in 1 …