Lockhart et al v. Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, No. 1:2021cv00268 - Document 26 (E.D. Cal. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 20 Findings and Recommendations and Granting 13 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 05/20/2021. Attorney Robert M. Moss terminated. (Maldonado, C)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DONALD LOCKHART, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, 13 14 15 No. 1:21-cv-00268-DAD-SKO v. TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL (Doc. Nos. 13, 20) Defendant. 16 17 On March 30, 2021, counsel of record for plaintiffs in this action filed a motion to 18 19 withdraw as counsel. (Doc. No. 13.) The motion was referred to a United States Magistrate 20 Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On April 21, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations 21 22 recommending that the pending motion to withdraw as counsel for plaintiffs (Doc. No. 13) be 23 granted. (Doc. No. 20.) Those findings and recommendations were served on all parties and 24 contained notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days of service. 25 (Id. at 4.) No objections have been filed and the time in which to do so has now passed. The 26 court notes that defendant filed a statement of non-opposition to the pending motion to withdraw 27 as counsel. (Doc. No. 19.) 28 ///// 1 1 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the court conducted a de 2 novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the file, the court concludes that the findings 3 and recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis. 4 Accordingly, 5 1. 6 7 adopted in full; 2. 8 9 The findings and recommendations issued on April 21, 2021 (Doc. No. 20) are The motion to withdraw as counsel filed by Robert M. Moss, counsel of record for plaintiffs (Doc. No. 13) is granted; and 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket in this action to reflect that 10 plaintiff Donald Lockhart is representing himself in propria persona and plaintiff 11 Patricia Lockhart is representing herself in propria persona, and to include their 12 contact information and addresses of record as follows: 13 Donald Lockhart 3163 Norwich Avenue Clovis, CA 93619 (559) 252-7777 14 15 Patricia Lockhart 3163 Norwich Avenue Clovis, CA 93619 (559) 252-7777 16 17 18 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: May 20, 2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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