United States v. Media Rights Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 18-cv-05293-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW
v. Re: Dkt. No. 52 MEDIA RIGHTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is defense counsel’s motion to withdraw as counsel of record without substitution. Dkt. No. 52 (“Mot.”). The Court finds that this matter is appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED. I. DISCUSSION Ms. Betty J. Williams seeks to withdraw as counsel for Defendants because Defendants have “failed and refused to cooperate with counsel” regarding discovery matters and have “failed to timely pay all fees” associated with representation in these and other cases. Mot. at 1. In this district, “[c]ounsel may not withdraw from an action until relieved by order of Court after written notice has been given reasonably in advance to the…