Rule 144. Lay advocate withdrawal from case

Cite as: 20 CNCA app. I, r. 144

In civil cases, lay advocates of record shall not withdraw from the case except by leave of the Justice or Judge to whom the case is assigned, upon reasonable notice to the client and all other parties who have appeared in the case. Withdrawal may be granted subject to the conditions stated by the presiding Justice or Judge, including the condition that subsequent papers may continue to be served upon the lay advocate for forwarding purposes or upon the Court Clerk of the Cherokee Nation, as the presiding Justice, or Judge, may direct, unless and until the client appears by another lay advocate, by counsel or pro se, and any notice to the client shall so state and any filed consent of the client shall so acknowledge.

Historical Data

SC–AD–13–01, adopted March 27, 2013.