Opinion
CASE NO. 16cv678-LAB (AGS)
12-06-2017
ANTON EWING, Plaintiff, v. K2 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, and DANIEL KLEIN, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW
Courts have discretion to grant motions to withdraw. Light Salt Investments, LP v. Fisher, 2013 WL 12121255, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 2013). David Socher has good reasons to withdraw: his client hasn't paid him for a year and fired him two months ago. Leatt Corp. v. Innovative Safety Tech., LLC, 2010 WL 444708, at *2 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2010). Socher's motion to withdraw is granted.
Daniel Klein can represent himself pro se, but a legal entity like K2 Property can't proceed in court without an attorney. D-Beam Ltd. P'ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 974 (9th Cir. 2004). K2 Property must obtain a new attorney by December 28, 2017. If K2 Property fails to obtain counsel, it will face default judgment. Employee Painters' v. Ethan Enterprises, 480 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2007).
IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: December 6, 2017
/s/_________
HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS
United States District Judge