Piedra Gomez v. Extreme Exteriors, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GERONIMO PIEDRA GOMEZ, et al., Case No. 23-cv-00439-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO
v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF GOMEZ
EXTREME EXTERIORS, INC., et al., Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.
12 James Dore (Counsel) seeks leave to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Geronimo Piedra Gomez. (Dkt. No. 27 at 1.) Plaintiff Gomez has not responded to Counsel’s motion, and the time for him to do so has expired. After carefully considering Counsel’s motion, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS the motion as explained below. DISCUSSION Counsel seeks to withdraw from representation of Plaintiff Gomez because Counsel and his firm have been unable to communicate with Plaintiff Gomez regarding the matter despite repeated attempts via phone, text, and email. (Dkt. No. 27 ¶ 2.) In the Northern District of California, “[c]ounsel may not…