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assigned to this case and ultimately reached a basis of settle-
ment and that that appeals officer prepared decision documents
reflecting that settlement which he sent to Mr. Tigue for review
and execution on or about May 10, 1996; (2) on June 7, 1996,
respondent's counsel received a telephone call from Mr. Tigue
during which Mr. Tigue indicated that petitioner would not
execute the decision documents or proceed to trial and that Mr.
Tigue intended to file a motion to withdraw; (3) respondent's
counsel advised Mr. Tigue that respondent would file a motion to
dismiss for lack of prosecution if petitioner failed to execute
the decision documents and did not intend to proceed to trial;
(4) on June 10, 1996, respondent's counsel telephoned Mr. Tigue
who informed him that petitioner still refused to sign the
decision documents and that Mr. Tigue would file a motion to
withdraw as counsel; and (5) on June 11, 1996, respondent's
counsel telephoned Mr. Tigue, and during that call Mr. Tigue
informed respondent's counsel that Mr. Tigue had filed a motion
to withdraw as counsel, and respondent's counsel thereupon
advised Mr. Tigue of respondent's intent to file respondent's
motion.
On June 11, 1996, Mr. Tigue filed a motion to withdraw as
counsel pursuant to Rule 24(c) (Mr. Tigue's motion to withdraw).
In support of that motion, Mr. Tigue represented, inter alia,
that petitioner had advised him that petitioner "does not intend
to proceed to trial on June 17 or on any other date * * * [and
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