Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 21STCV04584, Date: 2022-12-05 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV04584    Hearing Date: December 5, 2022    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff Marcelino Cortez Estrada’s (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Alex Megeredchian, Esq. (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff.  Counsel contends relief is necessary because Plaintiff is unresponsive to Counsel’s communication attempts and Plaintiff is not cooperating.  

This matter was last heard on October 21, 2022, where pursuant to Plaintiff’s counsel’s request, the hearing was continued to December 5, 2022.  Plaintiff’s counsel was ordered to give notice.  However, to date, no such notice with proof of service on Plaintiff and Defendants has been filed. 

Based on the foregoing, the motion is denied without prejudice. 

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 5^th day of December 2022