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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA PERRY,

Plaintiff,

v.

PERDUE FOODS LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-03502-JST (JCS)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

WITHDRAW

Re: Dkt. No. 62

On February 5, 2019, Hunter Pyle Law and Law Offices of Aleksey G. Tovarian brought a 

Motion to Withdraw as Plaintiff’s Counsel of Record (“Motion to Withdraw”), which was referred 

to the undersigned for a decision. See Docket Nos. 65, 67. The Court held hearings on the Motion 

to Withdraw on March 29, 2019 and on April 12, 2019; a portion of both hearings was sealed and 

was conducted ex parte with Plaintiff’s counsel. The Court has also considered the written briefs 

of the parties, including the opposition brief filed by Plaintiff Barbara Perry. See Docket No.86. 

The Court finds that there has been an irreconcilable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship 

and that the client’s conduct has rendered it “unreasonably difficult for [counsel] to carry out the 

representation effectively.” See Rule 1.16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of 

California. Accordingly, the Motion to Withdraw is GRANTED conditional on the requirement 

that papers shall continue to be served on counsel for forwarding purposes, unless and until 

Plaintiff appears by other counsel or pro se, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-5(b). Counsel shall 

notify Plaintiff of this condition, as is required under the Local Rule. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 12, 2019

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:17-cv-03502-JST Document 90 Filed 04/12/19 Page 1 of 1