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ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ESTATE OF ROBERT RENZEL, 

DECEASED, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

LUPE VENTURA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-01648-RMW 

ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR 

SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL FOR 

HAN DEFENDANTS

Re: Dkt. No. 81

Before the court are proposed “Consent Order[s] Granting Substitution of Attorney” filed 

by the law firm of Davert & Loe, counsel for defendants Mija Han and Uktae Han (the “Han 

defendants”). Dkt. Nos. 81, 81-1. The proposed consent orders are signed by both Han defendants 

and by attorney Thomas P. Schmidt of Davert & Loe and seek to have the Han defendants 

represent themselves pro se. Under Civil Local Rule 11-5(a), “[c]ounsel may not withdraw from 

an action until relieved by order of Court after written notice has been given reasonably in advance 

to the client and to all other parties who have appeared in the case.” The court thus construes 

Davert & Loe’s filing as a motion to withdraw pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-5.

Within 14 days of the date of this order, counsel from Davert & Loe shall provide the last 

known address(es) of Mija Han and Uktae Han for service of process. Counsel shall also certify 

that counsel has provided each Han defendant with the following notice:

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Notice to Client Who Will be Unrepresented

If the court accepts the motion to substitute yourself for Thomas P. 

Schmidt and Davert & Loe, you will not have an attorney 

representing you. 

YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK LEGAL ASSISTANCE. IF YOU DO 

NOT HAVE A NEW ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU IN 

THIS ACTION OR PROCEEDING, YOU WILL BE 

REPRESENTING YOURSELF. IT WILL BE YOUR 

RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY WITH ALL COURT RULES 

AND APPLICABLE LAWS. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, OR FAIL 

TO APPEAR AT HEARINGS, ACTION MAY BE TAKEN 

AGAINST YOU. YOU MAY LOSE YOUR CASE. 

You may not in most cases represent yourself if you are one of the 

parties on the following list:

 A guardian

 A conservator

 A trustee

 A personal representative

 A probate fiduciary

 A corporation

 A guardian ad litem

 An unincorporated association

If you are one of these parties, you should immediately seek legal 

advice regarding legal representation. Failure to retain an attorney 

may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a 

default judgment.

If this requested substitution is granted, the court needs to know how 

to contact you. If you do not keep the court and other parties 

informed of your current address and telephone number, they will 

not be able to send you notices of actions that may affect you, 

including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in 

your losing the case. 

Upon compliance with the above conditions, Davert & Loe will be relieved as counsel of 

record for the Han defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 31, 2016

______________________________________

Ronald M. Whyte

United States District Judge

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