Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN MELENDEZ, ET AL., Case No. 1:20-cv-01393-ADA-CDB (PC)

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING ATTORNEY’S

REQUEST TO BE RELIEVED AS TO

v. PLAINTIFFS ALEJANDRINO

MANJARAZ AND PHILLIP BERNARD

DIAZ, ET AL., (Doc. 46) Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs Phillip Bernard (“Bernard”) and Alejandrino Manjaraz (“Manjaraz”) are proceeding through counsel with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is set for jury trial before the Honorable Ana de Alba on February 6, 2024. (Doc. 44). On April 3, 2023, Attorney Dennis Shawn Burkley filed an “Attorney’s Request to Be Relieved as to Plaintiffs Alejandrino Manjaraz and Phillip Bernard.” (Doc. 46). Attorney Burkley’s request avers that he repeatedly tried to contact Bernard and Manjaraz for several months with no success. Attorney Burkley represents that he is no longer able to make accurate representations to the Court or to Defendants as to whether Manjaraz and Bernard…