Sims v. Day

GOLDEN, Justice.

[T1] In this case, we must consider whether the district court abused its discretion when it granted an attorney's motion to withdraw without adhering to the mandatory requirements of Uniform Rules for District Courts 102(c). After his attorney withdrew, Appellant Steven P. Sims requested a continuance to obtain substitute counsel, but that request was denied. Sims challenges that denial as an abuse of discretion. Unrepresented at a show cause hearing, Simg' visitation with his daughter was modified, he was found in contempt for failing to pay child support, and attorney's…