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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PRICE SIMMS HOLDINGS LLC, dba 

Price Simms Auto Group, a

California Limited Liability 

Company; MARIN LUXURY

CARS, LLC dba Land Rover Marin,

a California limited liability 

company; PRICESIMMS PA, LLC dba 

McLaren San Francisco and Volvo 

Palo Alto, a California limited

liability company; PRICE CARS

SR, LLC dba Toyota Marin and 

Scion Marin (a/k/a Toyota & 

Scion Marin and Toyota Marin 

Used Cars), a California limited

liability company; PRICESIMMS

FAIRFIELD, LLC dba Mercedes Benz 

of Fairfield, a California

limited liability company; 

PRICE-SIMMS FORD, LLC dba Ford 

Lincoln Fairfield, a California 

limited liability company; and

PRICE SIMMS, INC. dba Toyota 

Sunnyvale, a California

corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CANDLE3, LLC, a Colorado limited 

liability company,

No. 2:18-cv-01851 WBS KJN

ORDER RE: MOTION TO WITHDRAW

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Defendant.

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Attorney George W. Wolff has moved to withdraw as 

counsel for defendant Candle3, LLC (“Candle3”) because defendant 

has purportedly not paid outstanding invoices for legal fees and 

has not cooperated with counsel in the preparation and conduct of 

this matter. (Docket No. 93.) Because Candle3 is a corporation, 

Mr. Wolff’s withdrawal would leave it unrepresented and therefore

unable to “file any pleadings, make or oppose any motions, or 

present any evidence to contest liability.” Caveman Foods, LLC 

v. Ann Payne’s Caveman Foods, LLC, 2:12-1112 WBS DAD, 2015 WL 

6736801, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2015) (collecting cases). 

The court held a hearing on the motion on January 14, 

2020. At the hearing, Candle3’s president, Jim White,

represented to the court that the defendant would soon retain new

counsel, who would handle future proceedings in this action. 

Pursuant to the discussion at the hearing, defendant shall retain 

new counsel on or before January 27, 2020. Once new counsel is 

retained, defendant shall file a notice of substitution of 

counsel with the court, signed by defendant, Mr. Wolff, and new 

defense counsel. 

A Status Conference is set for February 3, 2020 at 1:30 

p.m. If defendant’s notice of substitution is on file before 

January 27, 2020, Mr. Wolff’s motion will be moot, and only new 

counsel must appear. If a notice of substitution is not on file 

by that date, White and Mr. Wolff are required to appear at the 

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February 3, 2020 hearing. Upon substitution, Mr. Wolff shall 

turn over all materials relevant to the representation of Candle3 

to new counsel.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 15, 2020

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