Judge: Armen Tamzarian, Case: 24STCV13497, Date: 2025-03-21 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV13497    Hearing Date: March 21, 2025    Dept: 52

Daniel Gibalevich, Rachel Fishenfeld, and Ashley Soto’s Motions to be Relieved as Counsel for Plaintiffs Angela Marina Vasquez Puluc, Carlos Orlando Puac Sept, Karla Rubiela Lopez Vasquez, and Rudy Oswaldo Sul Lopez.

Motions to be relieved as counsel must be made on mandatory judicial council forms MC-051, MC-051, and MC-053.

Counsel filed these motions with the required Forms MC-051, MC-052, and MC-053.  Counsel’s declarations state that there has been an irreparable breakdown of the working relationship between counsel and the client, including the client’s lack of cooperation and failure to communicate.

Absent a showing of resulting prejudice, an attorney’s request for withdrawal should be granted.¿ (People v. Prince¿(1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398, 406.)¿ There is no showing of prejudice, and counsel’s motion complies with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362 and meets its requirements.

Motion to be relieved as counsel is granted

Disposition

            Daniel Gibalevich, Rachel Fishenfeld, and Ashley Soto’s Motions to be Relieved as Counsel for Plaintiffs Angela Marina Vasquez Puluc, Carlos Orlando Puac Sept, Karla Rubiela Lopez Vasquez, and Rudy Oswaldo Sul Lopez are granted.  Moving parties are ordered to provide notice of this ruling.  The orders shall be effective upon the moving parties’ filing a proof of service of the notice of ruling.