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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:5(a) Fair Labor Standards Act

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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

HEE JOO YANG,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ELIZABETH R. KIM, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 15-04986 WHA

ORDER RE STATUS REPORTS

The Court is in receipt of status reports submitted separately by the parties on November

14 (Dkt. Nos. 42, 43). Defendants’ status report stated (bold omitted):

Due to a complete breakdown in communications between Hartnett, Smith &

Paetkau and Defendants, defense counsel hereby request leave of the court to bring

a motion to be relieved as counsel in this matter, and request that the Court lift the

stay imposed by the Court’s July 12, 2016 order solely for the purpose of allowing

defense counsel to bring such motion. 

Leave is granted for defense counsel to file a motion to withdraw by NOVEMBER 30. The

motion must address (1) whether the automatic stay in this case deprives the Court of

jurisdiction to decide the motion, and (2) who would represent defendants if the motion is

granted, i.e., whether the motion should be contingent on successor defense counsel making an

appearance. In any event, the Court is unlikely to grant any motion to withdraw until it

accurately understands the current status of the bankruptcy proceedings in this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:15-cv-04986-WHA Document 44 Filed 11/16/16 Page 1 of 1