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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VANCE’S FOODS, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SPECIAL DIETS EUROPE LIMITED, et 

al., 

Defendants. 

 No. 2:11-cv-02943-MCE-GGH 

 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER 

Per two separate Motions (ECF No. 29 and 31), Squire Sanders 

(US) LLP (hereafter “Counsel”) seeks leave of this Court to 

withdraw as attorney for Defendants Special Diets Europe Limited 

(“SDE”) and Eamon Cotter (“Cotter”) (collectively, “Defendants”). 

According to Counsel, SDE and Cotter have directed that Counsel 

take no further action on behalf of Defendants in this case. 

Declarations of Christopher J. Petersen (“Petersen Decls.”), 

¶ 3.1

 

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 In support of each Motion to Withdraw, Counsel filed 

separate declarations, both of which are substantially similar 

and both of which are signed by the same attorney. Given that 

these declarations do not differ materially, to the extent they 

are relevant here, they will be cited together. 

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More specifically, Defendants contend that this Court lacks 

personal jurisdiction over them, and they are thus unwilling to 

further subject themselves to litigating in this Court. Id. 

Defendants’ instructions have purportedly “made it impossible for 

[Counsel] to carry out its representation” of them here. Id., 

¶ 5. Based on the statements of Counsel, the Court thus finds 

the instant Motions to be supported by good cause. See Cal. 

Rules Professional Responsibility, Rule 3-700(C)(5) (permitting 

withdrawal when “[t]he client knowingly and freely assents to 

termination of the employment”); id., Rule 3-700(C)(1)(d) 

(permitting withdrawal when “[t]he client...renders it unreasonably 

difficult for the member to carry out the employment 

effectively”); see also Canandaigua Wine Co., Inc. v. Edwin 

Moldauer, 2009 WL 89141, *2 (E.D. Cal.). 

In addition, this motion is governed by the requirements of 

Local Rule 182(d), which provides that an attorney may not 

withdraw, leaving the client in propria persona, absent noticed 

motion and an affidavit from counsel showing the efforts made to 

provide notification of the attorney’s intent to withdraw. 

Counsel’s declarations comply with those requirements and these 

requests to withdraw are accordingly proper. 

Because Counsel’s requests are procedurally correct, 

substantively supported and unopposed, the Motions to Withdraw 

(ECF Nos. 29 and 31) are GRANTED.1

 

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 Because oral argument will not be of material assistance, 

the Court orders this matter submitted on the briefing. E.D. 

Cal. Local Rule 230(g). 

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Squire Sanders (US) LLP is relieved as counsel of record for 

Defendants effective upon the filing of proof of service of this 

signed Memorandum and Order on Defendants at their last known 

addresses: 

Special Diets Europe, Ltd. 

Drake Business Centre 

Kilamallock, County Limerick 

Ireland 

Eamon Cotter 

Director, Special Diets Europe, Ltd. 

Drake Business Centre 

Kilamallock, County Limerick 

Ireland 

Counsel’s related Request to Appear Telephonically (ECF No. 32) 

at the hearing at this matter is DENIED as moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 6, 2012 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

DEAC_Signature-END: 

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