GALLOWAY v. CLAY

No. 04-CV-776, 04-CV-1002.

861 A.2d 30 (2004)

Johnny R. GALLOWAY, Appellant, v. Ozzie CLAY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

November 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny R. Galloway, pro se.

Aaron L. Handleman and Michael Freije for appellees Leibner & Potkin, P.C., and Lane Potkin.

Before SCHWELB and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and NEWMAN, Senior Judge.


GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

The issue before us is whether we have jurisdiction to entertain an interlocutory appeal of an order denying an attorney's motion to withdraw from representing a party in an ongoing proceeding in Superior Court. We hold that the order denying leave to withdraw falls within the collateral order doctrine and therefore is immediately appealable under D.C.Code § 11-721(a)(1) (2001). Accordingly, we decline to dismiss the instant appeal...

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