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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID COLLINS, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C 06-5171 PJH

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER,

et al.,

Defendants.

_______________________________/

The motion of plaintiffs’ counsel Douglas C. Fladseth for leave to withdraw as

counsel came on for hearing before this court on November 22, 2006. Mr. Fladseth

appeared, as did plaintiff Nicholas Schenck. Plaintiffs David Collins and Jeremy Schenck

did not appear. Defendant United States of America appeared by its counsel Letitia R.

Kim. 

Based on the information presented to the court by Mr. Fladseth, the court finds that

the motion must be GRANTED.

As stated at the hearing, the date for the initial case management conference,

previously set for Thursday, December 7, 2006, has been CONTINUED. The new date for

the case management conference is Thursday, January 18, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. The parties

must file a joint case management conference statement in accordance with the Civil Local

Rules. 

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United States District Court

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If plaintiffs David Collins, Jeremy Schenck, and Nicholas Schenck have not found

counsel to represent them by January 18, 2006, they must all personally appear at the

case management conference. Any plaintiff that is unrepresented by counsel and that

does not appear will be dismissed from the case.

The court will set a briefing and hearing schedule for the United States’ motion to

dismiss at the case management conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 28, 2006 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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