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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/11/2015 5:00:01 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk NO. 03-14-00148-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 6/11/2015 5:00:01 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-14-00148-CV *1 ACCEPTED ^[5647136] CLERK IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS MEHMET TURAN ERKAN, Appellant , v.

HABIBE NALAN ERKAN, Appellee . MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS CO-COUNSEL

Matthew Kolodoski, attorney for MEHMET TURAN ERKAN, asks the Court’s permission to withdraw as co-counsel in this appeal.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Appellant is MERMET TURAN ERKAN; appellee is HABIBE NALAN

ERKAN.

2. Jennifer L. Mathis is presently lead counsel for MERMET TURAN

ERKAN in this appeal. Matthew Kolodoski is presently co-counsel for

MERMET TURAN ERKAN. Jennifer L. Mathis is not withdrawing as counsel

in this case.

3. MERMET TURAN ERKAN has agreed to this motion. *2 B. ARGUMENT & AUTHORITIES 4. The Court may permit an attorney to withdraw as counsel on appeal. Tex.

R. App. P. 6.5.

5. Matthew Kolodoski has accepted a position working at the U.S. District

Court for the Northern District of Texas and is not permitted to represent clients

during his employment at his new job. Jennifer L. Mathis is staying on this case

as lead counsel for MERMET TURAN ERKAN.

6. There are no current deadlines or settings in this case.

7. Matthew Kolodoski sent a copy of this motion to MERMET TURAN

ERKAN. Tex. R. App. P. 6.5(a)(3), (b).

8. Matthew Kolodoski informed MERMET TURAN ERKAN of his right to

object to this motion. Tex. R. App. P. 6.5(a)(4). MERMET TURAN ERKAN

has agreed to this motion.

9. Jennifer L. Mathis will still continue to represent MERMET TURAN

ERKAN on appeal and all correspondence should continue to be sent to her as

lead attorney for MERMET TURAN ERKAN.

C. PRAYER

10. For these reasons, Matthew Kolodoski asks the Court to grant this motion

and permit him to withdraw as co-counsel in this appeal.

Respectfully submitted, Texas Bar Number No. 24081963 matthew@hqattorneys.com M ACKOY H ERNANDEZ Q UALLS B ROWN & Z AHN , LLP 6017 W. Main Street, Second Floor Frisco, Texas 75034 Telephone: (214) 387-9056 Facsimile: (214) 387-4910 *3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE The undersigned certifies that he tried contacting Habibe Nalan Erkan, who is representing herself pro se on appeal, regarding this motion multiple times on

June 11, 2015. However, the telephone number that the undersigned counsel has

for Ms. Erkan states that the “mailbox is full,” so the undersigned is unable to

leave a telephone message. Moreover, the undersigned further states that he has no

email address for Ms. Erkan.

/s/ Matthew Kolodoski CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that, pursuant to the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing

instrument was mailed to Appellee on June 11, 2015, at the following address:

Habibe Nalan Erkan

8804 Tallwood Drive

Austin, Texas 78759