Bentacourt
Bentacourt v. California Western School of Law
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 SHILOH ANGEL BENTACOURT, CASE NO. 19cv714-LAB (MDD)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO vs. DISMISS [Dkt. 19]
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF
LAW, et al., Defendants.
Until July of this year, Plaintiff Shiloh Bentacourt was represented in this discrimination action by her retained counsel, Maria Hinayon. On July 15, 2019, the Court granted Ms. Hinayon’s to withdraw as counsel and instructed Ms. Bentacourt to file a motion for substitution within 60 days, indicating whether she would represent herself or have new counsel to represent her in this action. Instead, Ms. Bentacourt now moves pro se to dismiss this case without prejudice while she secures representation. Because Defendants have filed responsive pleadings, a court order is required to unilaterally dismiss the case. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(2). But “a district court should grant a motion for voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2) unless a defendant can show 25 …