stevemowry
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Rhode Island
When I took advise to ask Plaintiffs' attorney questions regarding his threat to withdraw, he went Rambo. The following is from his response.
"On the topic of my withdrawal, I considered your comment regarding the pending order for your deposition. You may be right as far as the timing is concerned. The court might take the position that I should not withdraw while that order for your deposition is in force. But the order is directed at the plaintiffs, not at me. So here is my plan if I continue as counsel in this matter: I will do nothing to prepare this case for trial. I’m going to inform Defendant that the case will not settle due to irreconcilable conflicts among the plaintiffs. Defense will then want to go forward with your deposition, but I will inform defense counsel that we will not produce you as a witness. I will also inform him that we will not object to his inevitable motion to dismiss and, eventually, the court will dismiss the case."
What I want to do now is have the attorney withdraw so that I can at least try once to negotiate a settlement Pro se with the Defense. Can anyone give me advice on how to facilitate the attorney's withdrawal? I am outside the USA and retired in Thailand.
When I took advise to ask Plaintiffs' attorney questions regarding his threat to withdraw, he went Rambo. The following is from his response.
"On the topic of my withdrawal, I considered your comment regarding the pending order for your deposition. You may be right as far as the timing is concerned. The court might take the position that I should not withdraw while that order for your deposition is in force. But the order is directed at the plaintiffs, not at me. So here is my plan if I continue as counsel in this matter: I will do nothing to prepare this case for trial. I’m going to inform Defendant that the case will not settle due to irreconcilable conflicts among the plaintiffs. Defense will then want to go forward with your deposition, but I will inform defense counsel that we will not produce you as a witness. I will also inform him that we will not object to his inevitable motion to dismiss and, eventually, the court will dismiss the case."
What I want to do now is have the attorney withdraw so that I can at least try once to negotiate a settlement Pro se with the Defense. Can anyone give me advice on how to facilitate the attorney's withdrawal? I am outside the USA and retired in Thailand.