Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
QUINTARA BIOSCIENCES, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 20-04808 WHA
v.
RUIFENG BIZTECH INC., et al., ORDER RE MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL
Defendants.
15 16 Defense counsel Buchalter moves to withdraw as counsel of record for defendants. Plaintiff argues any change in counsel at this point in the litigation would be highly prejudicial to its case. This order follows an in-person hearing after all parties had received proper notice of the instant motion. Neither defendant Gangyou Wang nor Alan Li appeared at the hearing despite repeated requests from counsel. Counsel “may not withdraw from an action until relieved by order of Court after written notice has been given reasonably in advance to the client and to all other parties who have appeared in the case.” Civil L.R. 11-5. Permission to withdraw is discretionary. Withdrawal in our district is guided by the California Rules of Professional Conduct, which allows permissive withdrawal on…