Hunter

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 San Francisco Division 11 JOHN DOUGLAS HUNTER, Case No. 14-cv-05031-JST (LB)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER (1) GRANTING DURIE

TANGRI LLP’S MOTION TO

13 v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 14 MIKE SOKOLOFF, TO DENY WITHDRAWAL OF

COUNSEL

15 Defendant. Re: ECF Nos. 127, 130 16 17 INTRODUCTION 18 Plaintiff John Douglas Hunter, a prisoner currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison, 19 brings this civil-rights complaint against defendant Mike Sokoloff, a nurse at the prison, alleging 20 that Mr. Sokoloff subjected him to excessive force.1 Mr. Hunter is currently represented pro bono 21 by the law firm Durie Tangri LLP. 22 Durie Tangri now moves to withdraw as Mr. Hunter’s counsel due to a breakdown in the 23 attorney-client relationship.2 Mr. Sokoloff does not oppose Durie Tangri’s withdrawal.3 Mr. 24

25 1 Third Amend. Compl. – ECF No. 95. Citations refer to…