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Judge approves conservator, declines guardian ad litem; grants counsel withdrawal with 30-day notice
Summary
In a Tennessee circuit-court hearing, Judge David D. Wolfe found a medical report sufficient to approve a conservator, declined to appoint a guardian ad litem, and granted a motion to withdraw counsel with an order that the client has 30 days to retain new counsel or be presumed to proceed pro se.
Judge David D. Wolfe approved a conservatorship based on a medical report and declined to appoint a guardian ad litem, and the court granted a motion to withdraw counsel with an order giving the client 30 days to retain new counsel or proceed pro se.
The judge opened the matter by confirming the medical information in the record. "I do find that that is a sufficient basis for the approval of the conservator and then, there's no need for a guardian ad litem. So I will appoint your, tissues," Judge David D. Wolfe said as he announced his ruling.
Earlier in the hearing the court considered a motion to withdraw counsel. The judge said, "Any opposition? Yeah. No opposition on your motion is granted. You have an order, in your order place that, be sure to include that he has 30 days or your client has 30 days to retain other counsel. Or will be presumed to be proceed proceeding pro se." The court directed that the order include the 30-day retention timeline.
The transcript did not specify the names of the conservator appointed or the client whose counsel withdrew. The parties and counsel who presented the motions were not fully identified on the record excerpts provided.
The court asked participants to speak into the microphone because of audio issues during the hearing and indicated routine scheduling matters for upcoming criminal dockets before adjourning the discussed matters.
