Alabama; 3 plaintiffs' lawyers seek to withdraw from redistricting case
AP reports: Within weeks of a pivotal hearing, three of the four lawyers seeking Republican gains in their legislative redistricting suit in Mobile federal court have asked to withdraw.
Atlanta lawyers Frank B. Strickland, Anne W. Lewis and Luanne M. Bonnie, who helped the GOP win a similar redistricting suit in Georgia, have asked U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade to allow them to leave the Alabama case, citing "professional considerations," without elaborating.
In a Dec. 30 court filing, the attorneys in the firm of Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP said they could not reveal "client confidences" that led to the pullout. Granade did not immediately rule on the request. ...
Their absence would leave Montgomery attorney Mark G. Montiel as the sole attorney for the Republican plaintiffs who filed suit last June, challenging the constitutionality of the current district boundaries for the Alabama Legislature. -- Some in redistricting suit seek to withdraw
Disclosure: I am one of the attorneys for the Speaker of the Alabama House, one of the defendant-intervenors.