Hunter
Hunter v. Sokoloff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division JOHN DOUGLAS HUNTER, Case No. 14-cv-05031-JST (LB)
Plaintiff, ORDER (1) GRANTING DURIE
TANGRI LLP’S MOTION TO
v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION MIKE SOKOLOFF, TO DENY WITHDRAWAL OF
COUNSEL
Defendant. Re: ECF Nos. 127, 130 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff John Douglas Hunter, a prisoner currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison, brings this civil-rights complaint against defendant Mike Sokoloff, a nurse at the prison, alleging that Mr. Sokoloff subjected him to excessive force.1 Mr. Hunter is currently represented pro bono by the law firm Durie Tangri LLP. Durie Tangri now moves to withdraw as Mr. Hunter’s counsel due to a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.2 Mr. Sokoloff does not oppose Durie Tangri’s withdrawal.3 Mr.
25 1 Third Amend. Compl. – ECF No. 95. Citations refer to…