Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 20STCV26262, Date: 2022-09-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV26262    Hearing Date: September 12, 2022    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff Dean Quiroz’s (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Karla Ruiz, Esq. (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff.  Counsel contends relief is necessary because attorney-client communications have broken down, and Plaintiff is unwilling to cooperate with Counsel regarding the handling of this case.  Counsel declares it served the moving papers on Plaintiff via mail at Plaintiff’s last known address after confirming the address as current by using Westlaw PeopleMap.

On August 11, 2022, Counsel filed proof of service showing the moving papers were mailed to a single address in Anaheim, California; however, the proof of service does not indicate on whom the papers were served.  Counsel must file proof of service of the motion, declaration, and proposed order on Plaintiff and all parties that have appeared in the action.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d).) 

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 12^th day of September 2022