Judge Audra Mori, Case 21STCV12307 2022-10-26 Tentative Ruling

Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 21STCV12307, Date: 2022-10-26 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV12307 Hearing Date: October 26, 2022 Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

CANDID SOTO,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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Case No.: 21STCV12307

[TENTATIVE] ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

Dept. 31

1:30 p.m.

October 26, 2022

Plaintiff Candid Soto’s(“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Alex Guerrero (“Counsel”), seeks to be relieved as counsel asserting that Plaintiff is in breach of the attorney-client fee agreement, which has created a conflict and a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. Counsel declares it served the moving papers on Plaintiff via mail at Plaintiff’s last known address. Counsel has filed proof of service on Plaintiff.

However, the Court cannot locate proof of service of the motion, declaration, and proposed order on all other parties who have appeared in the case. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d).) The Court’s records show that City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority have appeared in this action.

Therefore, the motion to be relieved 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 26^th day of October 2022

Hon. Audra Mori

Judge of the Superior Court