Opinion
Case No. 10-12661
01-17-2013
LOWANA SHANELL DUMAS, Plaintiff, v. HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY RACINE MILLER'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW
AND EXTENDING DEADLINES
On December 18, 2012, Attorney Racine Miller, currently serving Plaintiff pro bono publico, moved to withdraw as Plaintiff's counsel. Miller has advised Plaintiff that her withdrawal will likely have a material adverse effect on Plaintiff's interests and that Plaintiff hereafter may need to proceed pro se. However, Plaintiff herself seeks to have Miller removed as counsel and has already petitioned the court to do so. Upon reviewing the motion, the court is satisfied that there is a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship in this case and will therefore permit Miller withdrawal as counsel for Plaintiff. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Racine Miller's motion to withdraw [Dkt # 165] is GRANTED. Plaintiff proceeds pro se. Miller is DIRECTED to return all discovery documents to Plaintiff by January 24, 2013, retaining for her file whatever copies thereof she may deem prudent.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's responses to Defendants' motions for summary judgment [Dkts. # 160, 163] are now due by February 15, 2013. Defendants may file optional replies by March 1, 2013.
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ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on this date, January 17, 2013, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
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