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[Attorney name] [Address] [Telephone number] Attorney for [e.g., Plaintiff], [name] xxx Court, County of xxx [xxx District] xxxxxx ) No. xxx Plaintiff(s) ) vs. ) DECLARATION OF [NAME] ) SUPPORTING [NAME]'S xxxxxx ) MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS [E.G., Defendant(s) ) PLAINTIFF]'S ATTORNEY ________________________________) Hearing: [date; time] Department: xxx Trial Date: [if set] [Name] declares: 1. I am the attorney for [name of client], [e.g., plaintiff] in this action. 2. [State reason for request to withdraw]. 3. [State reason for making motion to withdraw instead of filing a substitution of attorneys. 4. No injury will result by my withdrawal to [name of, e.g., defendant], [e.g., defendant] in this action, or to any other party interested in the action. 5. It is in my best interest and the best interest of [name] that our attorney-client relationship be terminated. 6. [Continue declarant's statements]. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: xxx ____________________________ [Typed name] [Title if relevant] [The declaration should state in general terms, without compromising the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship, why the declarant is making a motion to withdraw instead of filing a substitution of attorneys. If the notice of motion will be served on the client by mail, the declaration must include additional statements concerning the client's address.]
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