Judge: Elaine W. Mandel, Case: 24SMCV00139, Date: 2024-09-17 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24SMCV00139    Hearing Date: September 17, 2024    Dept: P

Tentative Ruling

Meyers v. Mikail, Case No. 24SMCV00139  

Hearing date: September 17, 2024

Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Motion to be Relieved

Plaintiff Meyers sues for personal injury alleging motor vehicle negligence. Attorneys Harry Nalbandyan, Gor Asryan and Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP move to be relieved as counsel for plaintiff Meyers.

The motion is procedurally proper because counsel filed the correct judicial counsel forms – MC-051, MC-052, and MC-053. Counsel cites irreconcilable differences between Meyers and Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP regarding the handling of the action. See Nalbandyan form MC-052 ¶2. This is a valid basis for counsel’s withdrawal under the circumstances; moreover, Meyers would not be prejudiced as a result as a result of the withdrawal. See Ramirez v. Sturdevant (1994) 21 Cal. App. 4th 904, 915. This is a relatively new case, which has only been at issue since June 14, 2024. There is no trial date set.

Meyers does not oppose the withdrawal. GRANTED.