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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1145 E.R.I.S.A.

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN BONILLA, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

WHEAT LAND SURVEYING, INC., et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 05-4942 MEJ

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING RE:

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS

COUNSEL

PRELIMINARY RULING RE: MOTION

TO WITHDRAW

Pending before the Court is Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines' Motion

to be Relieved as Counsel for Defendants Wheat Land Surveying, Inc. and Robert Wheat. The

Court hereby CONTINUES the hearing on counsel's motion to July 26, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in

Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Defendants shall file

any opposition to counsel's motion by July 5, 2007, and counsel shall file any reply by July 12. 

Further, Defendant Robert Wheat shall personally attend the hearing, and Wheat Land Surveying

shall also attend, either through Robert Wheat or another representative.

Upon preliminary review of counsel's motion, it appears that good cause exists to grant

counsel's withdrawal based on Defendants' failure to pay attorneys' fees. Accordingly, if Robert

Wheat and Wheat Land Surveying file an opposition, they shall address their failure to pay

attorneys' fees. Further, the Court notes that Wheat Land Surveying is a corporation and cannot

represent itself. See Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993); Civil Local

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Rule 3-9(b). Thus, should the Court grant counsel's motion, Wheat Land Surveying should be

prepared to file a substitution of counsel. Failure of any corporation to retain counsel may result in

the entry of default judgment against it. 

Gagen shall serve this Order upon Defendants by June 29, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 26, 2007 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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