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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1001 E.R.I.S.A.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH LEE, )

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Plaintiff, ) 2:09-cv-01854-GEB-KJM

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v. ) ORDER ON COUNSEL’S

) MOTION TO WITHDRAW

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE )

COMPANY, )

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Defendants. )

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Plaintiff’s attorney Frank E. Mayo of the Law Office of

Frank E. Mayo, filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff on

February 8, 2010. (Docket No. 20.) Mr. Mayo provides Plaintiff’s

current address and telephone number in his withdrawal motion. (Mayo

Decl. ¶ 10.) Mr. Mayo avers in his declaration supporting his motion

that he and Plaintiff are unable to communicate and the best interests

of Plaintiff will be served if his motion is granted. Mr. Mayo

requests that the scheduling dates in the scheduling order be vacated

so that Plaintiff will have more time to prosecute this case in

propria persona. Since Mr. Mayo’s withdrawal motion will be granted,

and it appears that another scheduling order should issue, the

scheduling order is vacated, and this case will be referred to the

assigned magistrate judge under Local Rule 302(c)(21).

Plaintiff’s counsel’s motion to withdraw as attorney of 

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record is GRANTED. Joseph Lee now represents himself in this case. 

The Clerk of Court shall designate this case as a pro se case, shall

delete the Law Office of Frank E. Mayo from the service list, and add

Joseph Lee to the service list; Joseph Lee’s address is 2948 Chateau

Montelena Way, Sacramento, California 95834, and his telephone number

is (916) 765-0362. This case is referred to the magistrate judge

assigned this case under Local Rule 302(c)(21).

Dated: March 3, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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