Doe
Doe v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES DOE, Case No. 3:23-cv-04734-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF
COUNSEL
STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 34 11 Defendant.
12 The Court is in receipt of Stephen M. Wallace’s Notice of Withdrawal as Plaintiff’s counsel. (Dkt. No. 34.) 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 client and to all other parties who have appeared in the case.” Civil Local Rule 11–5(a). The decision to permit withdrawal of counsel is within the trial court’s discretion. See United States v. Carter, 560 F.3d 1107, 1113 (9th Cir. 2009). When considering motions to withdraw, courts consider (1) the reasons counsel seeks to withdraw; (2) the possible prejudice that withdrawal may cause to other litigants; (3) the harm that withdrawal might cause to…