Perez v. Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ERIKA PEREZ, Case No.: 19-CV-1626 W (KSC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL [DOC.

14] WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants.

Attorneys Stephen Mitchell and Heng G. Shi have filed a motion to withdraw as attorneys of record for Plaintiff Erika Perez. [Doc. 14.] Defendants do not oppose. [Doc. 15.]

“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 the resolution of the case.” CE Resource, Inc. v Magellan Group, LLC, 2009 WL 3367489, at *2 (E.D.

1 || Cal. Oct. 14, 2009) (citing Canandaigua Wine Co., Inc. v. Moldauer, 2009 WL 89141, at || *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 14, 2009)).

3 Plaintiff has consented to the withdrawal and been informed that Plaintiff will be || acting pro se moving forward unless new counsel is obtained. (Mot. to Withdraw [Doc.

5 || 14] 2:5-8.) As noted, other litigants in this case have not opposed the application to || withdraw. Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the withdrawal and ORDERS || that the docket reflect Attorney Shi’s and Attorney Mitchell’s withdrawal from the case.

9 IT IS SO ORDERED.

10 Dated: January 6, 2020 \ [pe Dor 12 Hn. 1 omas J. Whelan 13 Unted States District Judge