Kannan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

RAJA KANNAN,

Case No. 5:17-cv-07305-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY v. KAREN FORD’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW

APPLE INC.,

Re: Dkt. No. 220 Defendant.

Ms. Karen Ford, Plaintiff’s attorney, first appeared as counsel of record for Plaintiff on August 27, 2018. Dkt. 52. For about one year and four months, Ms. Ford has been Plaintiff’s counsel. On December 14, 2019, Ms. Ford filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record for Plaintiff. Motion to Withdraw as Counsel (“Mot.”), Dkt. 220. Ms. Ford argues that her request to withdraw as counsel is supported by California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16(b). Id. at 3. Plaintiff Raja Kannan opposes Ms. Ford’s Motion to Withdraw and argues that he will be unduly burdened if the Court grants the motion to withdraw. Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition…