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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRIS CARLSON, individually, and as the

special representative of the heirs and

estate of John Carlson, deceased,

Plaintiff,

 v.

L.C. WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., et

al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C-99-3157 MMC

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED

MOTION TO WITHDRAW; VACATING

HEARING; CONTINUING JUNE 9, 2006

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

TO JULY 7, 2006

(Docket No. 192)

Before the Court is Kern and Wooley LLP’s motion, filed April 21, 2006, to withdraw

as counsel for defendant L.C. Williams and Associates, Inc. (“Williams”). Pursuant to the

Civil Local Rules of this District, any opposition was due no later than May 19, 2006. To

date, no opposition has been filed. For good cause shown, Kern and Wooley LLP’s motion

to withdraw is hereby GRANTED. 

Williams cannot appear in this action without counsel, however, see Rowland v.

California Men's Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993), and a case management conference is

scheduled for June 9, 2006. Accordingly, the Court hereby CONTINUES the case

management conference to July 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. to afford Williams time to obtain

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new counsel. The Court cautions Williams that if plaintiff initiates proceedings to enforce

the asserted settlement between plaintiff and Williams, and Williams does not file a timely

substitution of counsel, it will be deemed to be in default, and plaintiff may then seek entry

of default and a default judgment. See, e.g., United States v. High Country Broadcasting

Company, Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (affirming entry of default judgment

against corporation when corporation failed to retain counsel).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 1, 2006 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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