Opinion
No. 05-14-00404-CV
04-08-2015
ROBERT T. O'DONNELL, Appellant v. JULIA L. VARGO, Appellee
On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-86-15027
ORDER
On September 29, 2014, Michelle May O'Neil, lead counsel for appellant, Robert T. O'Donnell, filed a brief on appellant's behalf. On March 31, 2015, O'Neil filed a verified motion to withdraw as appellant's counsel stating as grounds that she is unable to effectively communicate with her client in a manner consistent with good attorney-client relations and that appellant has failed to meet the terms and conditions of the engagement contract between appellant and counsel's firm, Godwin Lewis P.C. O'Neil states in her motion to withdraw that she sent appellant a copy of the motion, including a list of all deadlines and settings in the appeal, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.5(a)(3) & (b) and informed appellant of his right to object to the motion pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.5(a)(4). As of the date of this Order, April 8, 2015, appellant has not responded to O'Neil's motion or advised the Court that he has obtained substitute counsel. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(a)(4), (d). Accordingly, we GRANT O'Neil's motion and ORDER that Michelle May O'Neil is WITHDRAWN as appellant's counsel in this appeal. We DIRECT Michelle May O'Neil to comply with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.5(c).
/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
PRESIDING JUSTICE