Judge: Elaine W. Mandel, Case: 21CHLC37706, Date: 2024-03-27 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21CHLC37706    Hearing Date: March 27, 2024    Dept: P

Tentative Ruling

Silverman v. Shokrian, et al., Case No. 21CHLC37706

Hearing date 3/27/24

Counsel for Defendant Shokrian & Calitex’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel (Atty. Stone)

Jason Stone, counsel for defendants Shokrian and Calitex, brings a motion to be relieved as counsel. The motion is unopposed.

The court has discretion to allow an attorney to withdraw, and such a motion should be granted provided that there is no prejudice to the client and it does not disrupt the orderly process of justice. See Ramirez v. Sturdevant (1994) 21 Cal.App.4th 904, 915.

Counsel seeks withdrawal based on a breakdown of the attorney client relationship (Stone decl., para. 2). Counsel filed the mandatory forms and served Shokrian and Calitex at the last known address by mail.

There is no opposition filed. There is no trial scheduled, as cross-defendant Adli Law Group is in bankruptcy, and the matter is stayed. There is no prejudice to Shokrian and Calitex. GRANTED.