UPDATED 19:01 PM EST, November 27, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer who says he no longer wants to represent a New York man claiming part ownership of Facebook is still on the case for now after his client told a judge he doesn't want him to go.
Paul Ceglia's opposition to Ohio attorney Dean Boland's request to withdraw from Ceglia's civil lawsuit surprised Facebook attorneys, who'd been ready to go along with it during a court hearing conducted by phone Tuesday.
It also surprised Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio, who put the request on hold.
