Shankar v. Accenture LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------x ANURAG SHANKAR, : : Plaintiff, : 21-CV-3045 (PAE) (OTW) : -against- : ORDER : ACCENTURE LLP, : Defendant. : : : --------------------------------------------------------------x ONA T. WANG, United States Magistrate Judge: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s counsel’s motion to withdraw (ECF 36-37). By March 2, 2022, Plaintiff’s counsel shall supplement his motion with further supporting papers filed under seal.1 Pursuant to Local Rule 1.4, Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve his motion papers on Plaintiff and file proof of service by March 3, 2022. Any opposition(s) to the motion to withdraw shall be filed by March 16, 2022. No replies are permitted. Plaintiff’s counsel is directed to promptly serve a copy of this Order on Plaintiff and file proof of service by March 3, 2022. The March 2, 2022 Pre-Settlement Conference Scheduling Call is adjourned sine die.

SO ORDERED. s/ Ona T. Wang Dated: February 24, 2022 Ona T. Wang New York, New York United States Magistrate Judge

1 “[D]ocuments in support of motions to withdraw as counsel are routinely filed under seal where necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship between a party and its counsel, and . . . this method is viewed favorably by the courts.” Team Obsolete Ltd. v. A.H.R.M.A. Ltd., 464 F.Supp.2d 164, 166 (E.D.N.Y. 2006).