Wallace
James Edward Wallace v. City of Lemoore, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
20 Plaintiff James Edward Wallace proceeds pro se in this civil rights lawsuit filed pursuant 21 to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August 23, 2021. (ECF No. 1). Although Plaintiff previously had counsel, 22 the Court granted counsel’s motion to withdraw on August 29, 2025, based on counsel’s 23 representation that Plaintiff had failed to communicate with counsel and did not have a current 24 means of being contacted following Plaintiff’s release from jail. (ECF Nos. 78, 83). In addition to 25 granting counsel’s motion to withdraw, the Court ordered as follows: 26 On August 29, 2025, the Court held a hearing on the motion filed by Attorney Jason Sias to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff James Edward Wallace. Despite issuing an order directing Plaintiff to appear at the hearing, with counsel serving 28 t(hEeC mF iNnuotse. o7r9d ,e r8 0o n) .P Alat itnhteif fh ebayr ienmg,a itlh, eP Claoinutritf fG fRaiAleNd TtoE Dap tpheea rm aot ttihoen htoe awriinthgd. raw (ECF No. 78 ) for the reasons stated on the record. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate Attorney Jason Sias as counsel from the docket and to add the following address and…