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Parties Involved:
DeCA
Defendant
Defense Commisary Agency
Defendant
Denise Francis
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DENISE FRANCIS,

NO. CIV. S 04-1640 MCE JFM

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

DEFENSE COMMISARY AGENCY aka

(DeCA0 AND DOES 1-30, 

Defendants.

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Attorney David Ndudim, who is counsel for Plaintiff Denise

Francis in this litigation, has unilaterally filed a document

entitled “Withdrawal of Attorney of Record” that purports to

effectuate a substitution of attorney which leaves his client

representing herself, in propria persona, in this litigation. 

The Court has reviewed this document and finds it wholly

inadequate to effectuate Mr. Ndudim’s withdrawal as counsel of

record.

The withdrawal sought by Mr. Ndudim is governed by the

requirements of Local Rule 83-182(d), which provides that an

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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. The instant request utterly fails to satisfy the

prerequisites for withdrawal as mandated by Rule 83-182(d). 

First, Mr. Ndudim has not filed a noticed motion as required by

said rule. Second, he has not served the document in question on

his client in any event. Third, he has not indicated the basis

for his request under the Rules of Professional Conduct of the

State Bar of California. Finally, counsel has failed to provide

the required affidavit detailing his efforts to notify his client

of his request to withdraw.

For all these reasons, Attorney Ndudim’s request to withdraw

is DENIED, without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: MAY 9, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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