Sanchez
Sanchez v. Loews Hotels Holding Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RAMON SANCHEZ, JR., Case No.: 19-CV-2084 W (MDD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION TO WITHDRAW AS
COUNSEL [DOC. 20]
LOEWS HOTEL HOLDING CORPORATION, et al., 14 Defendants.
16 Pending before the Court is an ex parte application1 by Kristen L. Price to withdraw as attorney of record for Plaintiff Ramon Sanchez Jr. [Doc. 20.] Despite service of the motion on all parties on August 5, 2020, no opposition has been filed. “The grant or denial of an attorney’s motion to withdraw in a civil case is a matter addressed to the discretion of the trial court . . . .” Washington v. Sherwin Real Estate, Inc., 694 F.2d 1081, 1087 (7th Cir. 1982). Factors considered in evaluating the application include: “1) the reasons why withdrawal is sought; 2) the prejudice withdrawal may cause to other litigants; 3) the harm withdrawal might cause to the administration of justice; and 4) the degree to which withdrawal will delay…