MacFarland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL Case No. 25-cv-05097-JST

MACFARLAND,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 9 v. Re: ECF No. 18

JAMES HILL,

11 Defendant.

12 Petitioner Christopher MacFarland filed this habeas action on June 12, 2025. ECF No. 1. He was represented by Michael Hayden and Tamara Zivot, attorneys for Unite the People, an organization based in Long Beach. Id. On August 23, 2025, Attorney Michael Hayden moved to withdraw as counsel, explaining that his employment with Unite the People had terminated. ECF No. 9 at 1. The motion indicated that MacFarland did not oppose Hayden’s withdrawal. Id. at 2. The Court granted Hayden’s request, reasoning that MacFarland remained represented by Attorney Zivot. ECF No. 17 at 2. Attorney Zivot did not appear at the case management conference held on September 23, 2025. ECF No. 15. Before the Court granted Hayden’s motion to withdraw, it updated Zivot’s mailing address to match the address listed on the California…