Yeomans
Yeomans v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRANCE J. YEOMANS and CINDY Case No. 21-cv-399-MMA (MDD)
YEOMANS,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
Plaintiffs, COUNSEL’S MOTION TO v. WITHDRAW
UNITED STATES, [Doc. No. 19] Defendant. 16 17 On February 24, 2022, Plaintiffs’ counsel, Thomas P. Valet and Jeanne Anne Steffin (“Counsel”), filed a motion to withdraw as counsel of record for Plaintiffs Terrance J. Yeomans and Cindy Yeomans (“Plaintiffs”). Doc. No. 19. The motion is unopposed. See Docket; see also Doc. No. 18. DISCUSSION “An attorney may not withdraw as counsel except by leave of court.” Darby v. City of Torrance, 810 F. Supp. 275, 276 (C.D. Cal. 1992); see also CivLR 83.3.f.3. The decision to grant or deny a motion for withdrawal is within the Court’s sound discretion, and “[i]n ruling on a motion to withdraw as counsel, courts consider: (1) the reasons why withdrawal is sought; (2) the prejudice…