Green v. Swedish Medical Center Foundation

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR [6] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT [7] WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE 9 IRVING GREEN, CASE NO. C19-0970-JCC [10] Plaintiff, ORDER 11 v. 12 SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, dba SWEDISH HEALTH CENTER, [13] Defendant. [15] This matter comes before the Court on attorney Nolan Patrick Lim’s (Dkt. No. 20) [16] unopposed motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Irving Green. Having thoroughly [17] considered the parties’ briefing and the relevant record, the Court finds oral argument [18] unnecessary and hereby GRANTS the motion for the reasons explained herein. [19] No attorney shall withdraw an appearance without leave of the Court if the withdrawal [20] will leave the client without representation. W.D. Wash. Local Civ. R. 83.2(b)(1). An attorney [21] will ordinarily be permitted to withdraw until 60 days before the discovery cut-off date. Id. The [22] decision to deny or grant counsel’s motion to withdraw is within the discretion of the Court. [23] Washington v. Sherwin Real Estate, Inc., 694 F.2d 1081, 1087 (7th Cir. 1982). [24] Plaintiff filed his complaint in King County Superior Court, and Defendant removed the [25] case to the Court on June 21, 2019. (See Dkt. Nos. 1, 1-3.) Discovery cutoff is June 5, 2020. [26] 1 Thus, Mr. Lim’s motion is timely. See W.D. Wash. Local Civ. R 83.2(b)(1). Mr. Lim’s motion to 2 withdraw complies with the Local Rules’ certification requirements. See W.D. Wash. Local Civ. 3 R. 83 .2(b)(1); (Dkt. Nos. 20, 21). Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s motion. (Dkt. No. 22.) 4 Therefore, Mr. Lim’s motion for leave to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff (Dkt. No. 20) 5 is GRANTED. In accordance with the Court’s order, attorney Nolan Patrick Lim and his law 6 firm, Nolan Lim Law Firm PS, are GRANTED leave to withdraw from representation and as 7 counsel in this action for Plaintiff, effective as of the date this order is issued. The Clerk is 8 DIRECTED to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff Irving Green at: 11202 2nd Ln SW Apt 9 H202, Seattle, WA 98146. 10 DATED this 3rd day of February 2020. A [13] John C. Coughenour 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE