Opinion
2:97-cv-01086-GMN-NA
10-13-2022
VISIONQUEST INTERNATIONAL, INC. a Nevada corporation and JOHN BALDWIN, Plaintiffs, v. Y.K. CHEN a/k/a I-KENG CHEN, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Gloria M. Navarro, District Judge
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' Counsels' Motion to Withdraw as Attorney, (ECF No. 98), filed on May 6, 2022.
For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Counsels' Motion to Withdraw as Attorney.
Pursuant to Local Rule (“LR”) IA 11-6, “[n]o attorney may withdraw after appearing in a case except by leave of Court after notice has been served on the affected client and opposing counsel.” See LR IA 11-6(b). Furthermore, LR 11-6(e), provides that “no withdrawal or substitution will be approved if it will result in delay of discovery, the trial, or any hearing in the case.” See LR IA 11-6(e). Having reviewed the Motion, the Court finds that the requirements of LR IA 11-6(b) and (e) have been met. Plaintiffs' Counsels have served notice on the affected clients and opposing counsel. (Mot. Withdraw Att'ys 4:1-5, ECF No. 98). Moreover, on October 29, 1998, Judgment was entered in this matter. (Id. 2:9). Accordingly, Counsels' withdrawal will not result in delay of discovery, the trial, or any hearing in the case.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Counsels' Motion to Withdraw as
Attorney, (ECF No. 98), is GRANTED. Attorneys Jeff Silvestri of the law firm of McDonald Carano and Michael Kelly and Neal Levin of the law firm of Freeborn & Peters shall no longer represent Plaintiffs Visionquest International, Inc. and John Baldwin in this matter.