Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record for Plaintiffs.
This action was filed on August 8, 2014. The five year statute appears to expire on August 8, 2019. There is no trial date set. The next hearing is a case management conference set for June 17, 2019.
Plaintiff’s counsel seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for plaintiffs on the general grounds that ethical issues have arisen that prevent further representation and there has been an irreparable breakdown in communications between plaintiffs and counsel. Plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion on the following grounds: there are no ethical issues they are aware of that prevent further representation; the motion does not provide specific examples of the ethical issues; counsel has not provided specific examples of an irreparable breakdown in communications; and withdraw at this late stage would prejudice plaintiffs, because they will be unable to obtain substitute counsel.
Plaintiffs admit that counsel expressed concerns