Holguin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAKEITH L. MCCOY, No. 1:15-cv-00768-DAD-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

WITHDRAW AS PRO BONO COUNSEL,

A. HOLGUIN, et al., DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

APPOINT NEW COUNSEL, AND

Defendants. REFEERRING CASE TO ADR

COORDINATOR TO SCHEDULE

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

(Doc. Nos. 161, 162)

18 This matter is before the court on the motion to withdraw as plaintiff’s counsel of record filed by court-appointed pro bono attorney Jack Duran Jr. on September 8, 2021 and on the pro se motion to appoint new counsel filed by plaintiff on September 20, 2021. (Doc. Nos. 161, 162.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant attorney Duran’s motion to withdraw as plaintiff’s counsel of record and deny plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of new counsel. The decision to grant or deny an attorney’s motion to withdraw is ultimately…