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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LISA GUTIERREZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WEBCOLLEX, LLC, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:23-cv-00988 AC 

ORDER 

 Before the court is a motion brought by attorneys Gregory A. Ferren and James McDaniel 

to withdraw as counsel for defendant Webcollex, LLC. ECF No. 31. The matter was set for 

hearing, as is the practice of the undersigned, in order to provide an final opportunity for a 

principal of the defendant entity to appear and be heard. See ECF No. 27 at 2; ECF No. 35. Mr. 

Ferren has now demonstrated to the court’s satisfaction that he has been unable to contact any 

representative of the defendant LLC, which is now defunct, despite good faith efforts to provide 

the required notice. See ECF No 31-1 (declaration of counsel attesting to defendant’s dissolution 

and counsel’s unsuccessful attempts to contact a representative of the former LLC); ECF Nos. 36 

(updated declaration of counsel attesting that certified mail sent to client was returned as 

undeliverable), 36-1 (copy of returned mail envelope). Accordingly, the hearing scheduled for 

September 18, 2024, will be vacated. 

 The motion to withdraw, ECF No. 31, will be granted. Counsel of record have complied 

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with Local Rule 182(d) and demonstrated grounds for withdrawal under the California Rules of 

Professional Conduct. See ECF No. 31-1. 

 The motion for class certification remains submitted for decision. ECF No. 30. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. The hearing on defense counsel’s motion to withdraw, previously set for September 18, 

2024, is VACATED; 

2. The motion to withdraw, ECF No. 31, is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 28, 2024 

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