Williams v. La Perla North America, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GREGG WILLIAMS, Case No. 3:23-cv-01633-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR
DEFENDANT
LA PERLA NORTH AMERICA, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 42 Defendant.
12 Now pending before the Court is the motion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (“HHR”), to withdraw as counsel for Defendant La Perla North America, Inc. (“La Perla”). (Dkt. No. 61.)1 Plaintiff opposes HHR’s motion. (Dkt. No. 43.) 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 set forth below. DISCUSSION Counsel seeks to withdraw from representation of La Perla because La Perla is no longer a functioning entity with which counsel can meaningfully discuss legal strategy and La Perla has failed to pay attorneys’ fees and costs for several months. (Dkt. No. 42 at 2.) In this District, “[c]ounsel may not withdraw from…