Judge: Jon R. Takasugi, Case: 23STCV12503, Date: 2025-03-18 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV12503    Hearing Date: March 18, 2025    Dept: 17

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

 

DEPARTMENT 17

 

TENTATIVE RULING

 

ABRAHAM ASSIL

 

 

         vs.

 

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA 

 

 Case No.: 23STCV12503

 

 

 

 Hearing Date: March 18, 2025

 

 

Kevin Y. Jacobson’s motion to be relieved as counsel is GRANTED, effective upon filing proof of service of the court’s order (MC-053).

 

Legal Standard

 

Motions to withdraw are routinely granted if made in the proper form and presented with proper notice. The court may issue an order allowing an attorney to withdraw from representation, after notice to the client.  (Code Civ. Proc., § 284(2).) 

 

Discussion

 

Kevin Jacobson brings the instant motion for relief as counsel as to Plaintiff Abraham Assil.    

 

           The following documents are properly submitted: Civil Form MC-051 “Notice of Motion and Motion to be Relieved as Counsel,” Civil Form MC-052 “Declaration in Support of Attorney’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel,” and Civil Form MC-053 “Order Granting Attorney’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel.”

 

           The motion is GRANTED.

 

It is so ordered.

 

Dated:  March    , 2025

                                                                                                                                          

   Hon. Jon R. Takasugi
   Judge of the Superior Court

 

 

 

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