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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

OLEN A. HENRY,

Plaintiff,

v.

SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, LP 

d/b/a REGIOINAL MEDICAL CENTER OF 

SAN JOSE,

Defendant.

Case No. 5:14-cv-02762 HRL

ORDER CONDITIONALLY 

GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW 

AS PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL OF 

RECORD

[Re: Dkt. 27]

Now before the court is Burton Employment Law’s motion for permission to withdraw as 

counsel of record for plaintiff Olen Henry. The papers presented indicate that the motion duly was 

served on Mr. Henry and defendant. The court has received no opposition to the motion, and the 

time for submitting any opposition or response has passed. The matter is deemed suitable for 

determination without oral argument, and the January 27, 2015 hearing is vacated. Civ. L.R. 7-

1(b). Having considered the moving papers, the court conditionally grants the motion as follows:

“Counsel may not withdraw from an action until relieved by order of Court after written 

notice has been given reasonably in advance to the client and to all other parties who have 

appeared in the case.” Civ. L.R. 11-5(a). “In the Northern District of California, the conduct of 

counsel is governed by the standards of professional conduct required of members of the State Bar 

of California, including the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California.” Hill 

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Design Group v. Wang, No. C04-521 JF (RS), 2006 WL 3591206 at *4 (N.D. Cal., Dec. 11, 2006) 

(citing Elan Transdermal Limited v. Cygnus Therapeutic Systems, 809 F. Supp. 1383, 1387 (N.D. 

Cal.1992)). Those standards provide that an attorney may seek permission to withdraw if, among 

other things, the client’s conduct renders it unreasonably difficult for the attorney to represent the 

client effectively or if the client breaches an agreement or obligation with respect to the payment 

of fees. Id. (citing Cal. Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3-700(C)(1)(d),(f)).

Burton Employment Law says that plaintiff breached an agreement as to the payment of 

expenses and has made it unreasonably difficult for the firm to carry out its employment 

effectively. As discussed, no one has filed an opposition to the requested withdrawal. And, in 

view of the current case schedule, no party will be seriously prejudiced if the motion is granted. 

Accordingly, the court grants the motion to withdraw, subject to the condition that papers may 

continue to be served on counsel for forwarding purposes, unless and until plaintiff appears by 

other counsel or pro se. Civ. L.R. 11-5(b).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 21, 2015

______________________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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5:14-cv-02762-HRL Notice has been electronically mailed to:

Allison Vasquez Saunders asaunders@fordharrison.com, mgarner@fordharrison.com

Angela S. Fontana afontana@fordharrison.com, asaunders@fordharrison.com, 

mgarner@fordharrison.com

Jocelyn Burton jburton@burtonemploymentlaw.com, jmoon@burtonemploymentlaw.com

Joel Moon joelmoon3@gmail.com, jmoon@burtonemploymentlaw.com

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