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The court's tentative ruling is to:
Grant the Petition to Withdraw as counsel of record.
Discussion
Under Ramirez v. Sturdevant (1994) 21 Cal. App. 4th 904, there is no strict requirement that counsel show "good cause" for the request to withdraw, at least in the absence of any showing that the withdrawal will cause undue prejudice to the client. (At 915-916.) "Undue prejudice" might be threatened when the