9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

12 MARCELO A. IGNELZI, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, 13 TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION Plaintiff, TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL 14

vs.

16 limited liability company; and DOES 1 through

50, inclusive,

22 I. INTRODUCTION

23 Plaintiff Marcelo A. Ignelzi (“Plaintiff”) brings this putative class and representative 24 action against defendants DA Defense Logistics HQ, LLC (“DA”) and Northrop Grumman 25 Technical Services, Inc. (“Northrop”) for alleged violations of the Labor Code and Business and 26 Professions Code. Law Offices of Thomas F. Nowland (“Nowland”), counsel for DA, moves to 27 withdraw as counsel of record.

1 II. DISCUSSION

2 California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362 sets forth the procedure for moving to be relieved 3 as counsel. Nowland has complied with rule 3.1362. Nowland states that DA is in breach of its 4 retainer agreement, is consistently uncooperative with counsel, and has terminated counsel. The 5 court finds that Nowland h