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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ERICKSON PRODUCTIONS INC. and JIM 

ERICKSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KRAIG R. KAST,

Defendant.

Case No. 5:13-cv-05472-HRL 

INTERIM ORDER RE DEFENSE 

COUNSEL'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW

Re: Dkt. No. 119

Attorney Nicholas Ranallo moves for permission to withdraw as defense counsel of record. 

The record is, however, ambiguous as to whether defendant Kast actually has notice of the 

application and agrees to Ranallo’s withdrawal. See Civ. L.R. 11-5(a) (“Counsel 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

application is based on a purported declaration by defendant Kast that is unsigned. Ranallo has 

not filed an attestation, as required by Civ. L.R. 5-1(i)(3), that Kast has concurred in the filing of 

this document. Moreover, Ranallo’s certificate of service indicates that his application was only 

electronically served on opposing counsel through the ECF system.

Accordingly, Ranallo shall promptly e-file Kast’s declaration bearing Kast’s signature, 

along with a proof of service confirming that the pending application to withdraw has in fact been 

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served on Kast.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 25, 2015

________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

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5:13-cv-05472-HRL Notice has been electronically mailed to:

Kevin P McCulloch kevin@nmiplaw.com, lesly@nmiplaw.com

Nicholas Ranallo nick@ranallolawoffice.com

Robert K Wright rkwlaw@earthlink.net

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