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ORDER - 1 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT SEATTLE

SHARON BLINCOE, 

Plaintiff,

v.

THE BOEING COMPANY, 

Defendant.

No. C06-718MJP

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

WITHDRAW AND GRANTING

STAY

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s second formal request for an order

permitting withdrawal of Plaintiff’s counsel and staying the action. (Dkt. No. 32.) In March 2007,

Plaintiff’s counsel sought a stay of and withdrawal from this case. On March 22, 2007, the Court

denied counsels’ request to withdraw until new counsel had substituted and appeared. (Dkt. No. 28.) 

Since the Court’s previous order, Plaintiff has terminated her counsel Karen Read, Lisa JohnstonPorter and Rober Taylor-Manning. (Dkt. No. 33, Blincoe Decl. ¶ 2.) Thus, Plaintiff’s counsel renew

their request to withdraw and for a stay while Plaintiff seeks local counsel. Defendant Boeing

Company opposes the stay request. (Dkt. No. 43.) Having considered the parties’ briefs, all

documents submitted in support thereof, and the record herein, the Court GRANTS counsels’ request

to withdraw and ORDERS that this case be stayed for thirty days or until a notice of appearance on

behalf of Plaintiff is filed, whichever occurs first. 

Plaintiff has fired her three attorneys — Karen Read, Lisa Johnston-Porter and Rober TaylorManning — as of April 11, 2007. Plaintiff has indicated that she is willing to proceed pro se until she

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retains new local counsel. The Court therefore grants counsels’ request that they be allowed to

withdraw from this matter. 

Plaintiff’s counsel has provided the following contact information for Ms. Blincoe:

Sharon Blincoe

2823 S. Othello St.

Seattle, WA 98108

(206) 898-8152

If this information is not accurate, Ms. Blincoe must file a notice of change of address within five (5)

days of this Order. As long as Ms. Blincoe is proceeding pro se, the Court expects her to keep the

Court apprised of her current address and phone number. The phone number provided must be one

from which Ms. Blincoe retrieves messages at least every twenty-four hours.

The Court also grants a short stay to give Ms. Blincoe time to find local counsel. The case

will be stayed for thirty days, or until new counsel appears on Ms. Blincoe’s behalf, whichever occurs

first.

Defendant has also filed a motion to extend the discovery motion deadline (Dkt. No. 37) and a

motion to compel (Dkt. No. 36). Defendant requests that the Court compel Plaintiff’s attendance at

her deposition. Defendant also requests an award of fees and costs for having to bring the motion to

compel and for Plaintiff’s failure to timely appear for her April 11, 2007, deposition. The Court is

aware that Defendant noted Ms. Blincoe’s deposition for May 4, 2007. If Ms. Blincoe did not appear

for her May 4 deposition, it may be rescheduled. Ms. Blincoe must appear for her deposition within

45 days of this Order or sanctions will be imposed. Because sanctions are not warranted at this time,

the Court DENIES Defendant’s request for fees and costs. Defendant’s other requests are now

moot.

The clerk is directed to send copies of this order to all counsel of record and to Ms. Blincoe at

the address listed above.

Dated this 7th day of May, 2007. AMarsha J. Pechman

 United States District Judge

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