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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH DESALVO,

Plaintiff,

v.

BAYER HEALTHCARE 

PHARMACEUTICALS INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05670-SI 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

WITHDRAW AS PLAINTIFF’S 

COUNSEL AND NOTIFYING 

PLAINTIFF OF HIS OBLIGATION TO 

PROVIDE THE COURT WITH A 

CURRENT ADDRESS

Re: Dkt. No. 38

I. MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL:

Plaintiff’s counsel, Gomez Trial Attorneys, have moved to withdraw as counsel for 

plaintiff Joseph DeSalvo. Dkt. 38. Plaintiff’s counsel have been unable to contact plaintiff for the 

past six months, despite numerous phone calls and letters and the hiring of two private 

investigators. See Dkt. 49. Defendants do not oppose the motion. Dkt. 40.

The Court finds that withdrawal is proper and GRANTS the motion to withdraw. Plaintiff 

DeSalvo will now be representing himself in this action, unless he retains another lawyer to 

represent him.

II. NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF DESALVO OF OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE 

CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS:

Because the Court has granted Gomez Trial Attorneys’ motion to withdraw as plaintiff’s 

counsel, plaintiff DeSalvo is now proceeding in this action pro se, that is, representing himself, 

under Civil Local Rule 3-9(a). A copy of this Order is being mailed to the two addresses that 

Gomez Trial Attorneys located for plaintiff: 162 Quadrant Drive, Rock Springs, WY 82901; and 

P.O. Box 1892, Rock Springs, WY 82902.

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Northern District of California

Civil Local Rule 3-11(a) requires a party proceeding pro se to file a Notice of Change of 

Address with the Court and opposing parties if the party's address changes while the case is 

pending. Because Gomez Trial Attorneys have been unable to contact plaintiff at the addresses

they had for him, the Court is concerned that plaintiff's address may have changed.

Therefore, plaintiff is ORDERED to file with the Court and serve on opposing 

counsel a Notice of Plaintiff's Mailing Address. Plaintiff must file this notice within 30 days 

of the date of this Order or the Court will dismiss the case without prejudice for failure to 

comply with the local rules and failure to prosecute.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 30, 2015

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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