Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 19STCV21917, Date: 2022-10-31 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 19STCV21917    Hearing Date: October 31, 2022    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Cross-Complainant Ebrahim Mohiseni Abbaspour’s (“Defendant”) attorney of record, Sam Ryan Heidari, Esq. (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel contending relief is necessary because the attorney-client relationship has deteriorated and communications have broken down to such a degree that representation is no longer viable.  Counsel declares it served the moving papers on Cross-Complainant via mail at Cross-Complainant’s last known address.  Counsel has filed proof of service of judicial council forms MC-052 and MC-053 on Cross-Complainant and on Cross-Defendant. 

            However, Counsel failed to file mandatory form MC-051 with proof of service on the parties.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362.) 

            Therefore, the motion is denied without prejudice.

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 31^st day of October 2022