Jones v. Home Care of Washington, Inc.

¶1 In February 2006, Pamela Jones and Ella Mertens brought a class action against Home Care of Washington, Inc., and Don Gross (collectively HCOW), seeking unpaid wages and overtime. No motion was made to certify the class. In November 2007, the named plaintiffs, Ms. Jones and Ms. Mertens, settled their claims without counsel and terminated Robert Lavitt and his law firm as their legal representatives. Mr. Lavitt then filed notices of his intent to withdraw.

¶2 CR 71 requires a notice of intent to withdraw to specify an effective date that is at least 10 days after the notice is served. After…