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Parties Involved:
559 Ag Corp.
Cross Defendant
Dominga Espinoza
Plaintiff
Lucero Ag Services, Inc.
Cross Defendant
Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio
Cross Defendant
Gustavo Meza
Plaintiff
Azucena Ortiz
Plaintiff
Paragroup Farms, Inc.
Cross Claimant
Artemio Fidel Salazar Luna
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AZUCENA ORTIZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

LUCERO AG SERVICES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01319-JLT-EPG

ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO 

WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL 

(ECF No. 49)

Plaintiffs Azucena Ortiz, Gustavo Meza, and Dominga Espinoza filed this putative class 

action on September 5, 2023, mostly alleging violations of California state labor laws. (ECF No. 

1). The complaint names five Defendants: (1) Lucero Ag Services, Inc.; (2) Paragroup Farms, 

Inc.; (3) Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio; (4) 559 Ag Corp., and (5) Artemio Fidel Salazar Luna. 

Now before the Court is the motion of Littler Mendelson, P.C. and its attorneys, 

requesting leave to withdraw as counsel of record for Defendants Lucero Ag Services, Inc. and 

Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio. (ECF No. 49). Generally, the motion states that Defendants 

have failed to pay their legal bills and have failed to communicate with counsel. The motion is set 

for a hearing on October 25, 2024, at 10 a.m. 

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Upon review, IT IS ORDERED as follows:

1. Due to a conflict with the Court’s calendar, the hearing set for October 25, 2024, is

continued to November 15, 2024, at 10 a.m.

2. Telephonic appearances are granted for the hearing. To participate telephonically, 

each party is directed to use the following dial-in number and passcode: Dial-in 

number 1-888-251-2909; Passcode 1024453.

3. Defendants Lucero Ag Services, Inc.1and Ricardo Ulices Lucero-Ambrosio are 

directed to appear for the hearing and will be given the opportunity to respond to 

counsel’s motion to withdraw. If they fail to appear at the hearing, they are advised 

that the motion may be granted without any further opportunity for them to offer 

their position.

4. Counsel is directed to serve a copy of this order and the motion to withdraw (ECF 

No. 49) on Defendants Lucero Ag Services, Inc. and Ricardo Ulices LuceroAmbrosio by no later than September 30, 2024, and to file a proof of such service 

on the docket by no later than October 7, 2024. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 23, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 Lucero Ag Services, Inc. may appear through an appropriate representative of the company.

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