Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 19STCV09073, Date: 2022-10-04 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV09073    Hearing Date: October 4, 2022    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff Rochelle Anderson’s (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Ernest A. Vargas of the Law Offices of Vargas & Vargas (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel contending irreparable differences have arisen between Counsel and Plaintiff that make it impossible for Counsel to continuing representing Plaintiff.  Counsel has filed proof of service on Plaintiff and on Defendant. 

The motion is unopposed and granted; the ruling is effective upon filing proof of service of the final order.  The Court notes the next scheduled matter is a Final Status Conference set for February 1, 2023, and trial is not scheduled until February 15, 2023.  Therefore, there is sufficient time for Plaintiff to seek other counsel or otherwise prepare prior for trial.

Moving Counsel is ordered to give notice.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

• Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement.
• If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling, the party must send an email to the court at sscdept31@lacourt.org with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number.  The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.  
• Unless all parties submit by email to this tentative ruling, the parties should arrange to appear remotely (encouraged) or in person for oral argument.  You should assume that others may appear at the hearing to argue.  
• If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.  After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave. 

Dated this 4^th day of October 2022