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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Auto Negligence

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FAYE VADEN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

LINN STAR TRANSFER, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-01846-HSG 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Re: Dkt. No. 32

Pending before the Court is a motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiffs Faye Vaden and 

Alma Jackson, filed by Mr. David Ratner. See Dkt. No. 32. Mr. Ratner’s motion, however, does 

not indicate that Plaintiffs have agreed to discharge him or that withdrawal is otherwise warranted.

See id. Additionally, Mr. Ratner’s co-counsel, Ms. Wendy Chau, has suggested that she is unable 

to meet the deadlines and obligations in this action without Mr. Ratner’s further assistance. See, 

e.g., Dkt. No. 40-1 at ¶¶ 3–4, 9, 11. The Court held a case management conference on October 8, 

2019, to discuss the case schedule and pending motions. See Dkt. Nos. 37, 39, 40. Mr. Ratner did 

not attend.

The Court therefore ORDERS Mr. Ratner to show cause why the motion to withdraw 

should not be denied for failure to obtain client consent and to avoid reasonably foreseeable 

prejudice to his clients from his withdrawal. The Court also ORDERS Mr. Ratner to show cause 

why he should not be sanctioned for failing to appear at the October 8, 2019, hearing while still 

counsel of record for Plaintiffs in this matter.

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Counsel must file a statement of two pages or less by October 14, 2019, responding to this 

order to show cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 10/9/2019

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

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