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Counsel for the defendant has filed a motion to withdraw appearance due to the defendant's failure to cooperate. The defendant deliberately failed to meet with counsel to prepare for the case or pay legal fees despite repeated requests and promises to pay, violating their retainer contract. This made it difficult for counsel to fulfill their obligations to defend the defendant. Counsel requests to withdraw their appearance as the defendant's lawyer with the defendant's consent.
Counsel for the defendant has filed a motion to withdraw appearance due to the defendant's failure to cooperate. The defendant deliberately failed to meet with counsel to prepare for the case or pay legal fees despite repeated requests and promises to pay, violating their retainer contract. This made it difficult for counsel to fulfill their obligations to defend the defendant. Counsel requests to withdraw their appearance as the defendant's lawyer with the defendant's consent.
Counsel for the defendant has filed a motion to withdraw appearance due to the defendant's failure to cooperate. The defendant deliberately failed to meet with counsel to prepare for the case or pay legal fees despite repeated requests and promises to pay, violating their retainer contract. This made it difficult for counsel to fulfill their obligations to defend the defendant. Counsel requests to withdraw their appearance as the defendant's lawyer with the defendant's consent.
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT _______ JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH ______ ________________________ CITY
MR. JUAN DE LA CRUZ, Plaintiff, CIVIL CASE NO. AV-12345
-versus- FOR: BREACH OF CONTRACT
MR. KIKO MAPANGANIB, Defendant. x----------------------------------------------/
MOTION TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL FOR CAUSE
COMES NOW undersigned counsel, and to this most Honorable Court most respectfully avers:
1.That the undersigned counsel has already terminated hisattorney-client relationship with the defendant particularly because of the latter's deliberate failure to appear before the undersigned counsel in order to prepare for the case and to pay the fees for the undersigned's legal services despite repeated requests for payment and repeated promises to pay, in violation of the Defendant's Retainer Contract with the undersigned counsel;
2. In view of the foregoing reasons and defendant's failure to cooperate with the undersigned counsel, undersigned counsel has found it difficult if not impossible to fulfill his obligations as lawyer to defendant and defend the case of the defendant. 4. Undersigned counsel most respectfully requests that they be allowed by this Honorable Court to withdraw their appearance in this case as counsel for the defendant with the latters express conformity.
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PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, undersigned counsel most respectfully prays that they be allowed to withdraw his appearance in this case as counsels for all the above-mentioned defendants and that he be relieved of all their responsibilities relative to this case. Other reliefs just and equitable under the premises are likewise prayed for.
Respectfully submitted. _____________________ 2014, City of _______________________, Philippines.