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Parties Involved:
Lynne Andrew
Cross Claimant
Jonna Cobb
Cross Claimant
Kerin Johnston
Cross Claimant
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff
Lisa Steed
Cross Claimant
Cari Vivian
Cross Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY, an Illinois

corporation,

NO. CIV. S-05-01738 WBS PAN

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

CARI VIVIAN, individually,

KERIN JOHNSTON, indivdually,

LISA STEED, individually,

LYNNE ANDREW, individually,

and JONNA COBB, individually,

Defendants.

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Defendant Cari Vivian’s attorney, John D. Broghammer,

moves to be relieved as counsel pursuant to Rule 83-182(d) of the

Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court,

Eastern District of California, which indicates that a court may

grant leave to withdraw when the client will be left in propia

persona subject to such conditions as the court deems fit, and

further provides that withdrawal of an attorney is governed by

the California Rules of Professional Conduct. California Rule of

Professional Conduct 3-700 permits withdrawal provided that an

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Counsel also indicated that continued representation of 1

defendant Cari Vivian would cause him to violate other provisions

of the California Rules of Professional Conduct, but could not

provide additional information without disclosing confidential

attorney-client communications. (Broghammer Decl. ¶ 5.) 

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attorney seeking to withdraw from employment gives due notice to

the client and takes reasonable steps to avoid reasonably

foreseeable prejudice to the rights of the client when the

client’s conduct “renders it unreasonably difficult for the

[attorney] to carry out the employment effectively.” Cal. R. of

Prof. Conduct 3-700(d).

Defendant Cari Vivian has been given due notice and was

present in court on the hearing of this motion; additionally, her

counsel has indicated that he has attempted to take all

reasonable steps to avoid prejudicing his client. (Mot. to

Withdraw as Counsel 2.) Further, counsel has demonstrated that

defendant Cari Vivian’s conduct renders his continued employment

as her counsel unreasonably difficult. 

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that John D. Broghammer’s

motion to be relieved as counsel for defendant Cari Vivian be,

and the same hereby is, GRANTED.

DATED: May 17, 2006

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