Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 19STCV11763, Date: 2023-01-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV11763    Hearing Date: January 12, 2023    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff Mister Pukka’s attorney of record, Samuel Dordulian (“Counsel”), seeks to be relieved as counsel, contending there has been an irreconcilable breakdown of the attorney-client relationship, and Counsel cannot continue to represent Plaintiff in the manner Plaintiff wishes.  Counsel declares it served the moving papers on Plaintiff via mail at Plaintiff’s last known address.  This matter was last heard on December 8, 2022, where it was continued to January 12, 2023.  On December 9, 2022, Counsel filed notice of the continued hearing date together with the moving papers on Plaintiff and 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 matters are an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal and a Trial Setting Conference scheduled on January 30, 2023.  The Court will continue the Order to Show Cause and the Trial Setting Conference for a brief period of approximately 30 days to _________________ at 8:30 a.m. in this Department to allow Plaintiff additional time seek other counsel or otherwise prepare for the hearings.  Plaintiff is put on express notice that failure to appear at the Order to show Cause Re: Dismissal or Trial Setting Conference may result in this action being dismissed.   

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 this12^th day of January 2023