Judge: Kerry Bensinger, Case: 22STCV03053, Date: 2023-05-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV03053    Hearing Date: May 24, 2023    Dept: 27

Tentative Ruling

Judge Kerry Bensinger, Department 27

HEARING DATE:     May 11, 2023                         TRIAL DATE:  December 6, 2023

CASE:                                Douglas Gonzalez v. Roger Trucking, et al.

CASE NO.:                 22STCV03053

MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

MOVING PARTY:               Cassandra E. Griffith, Mission Personal Injury Lawyers

RESPONDING PARTY:     No opposition

On January 5, 2023, Plaintiff Douglas Gonzalez’s counsel, Cassandra E. Griffith (“Counsel”), filed a Motion to be Relieved as Counsel.  The Court continued the motion to allow Counsel to correct deficiencies on the declaration and proposed order.  Specifically, the declaration and proposed order did not notify Plaintiff of all future hearings nor the place of the future hearings.

On February 9, 2023, Counsel filed a revised Motion to be Relieved as Counsel.  The Court continued the motion to allow Counsel to correct deficiencies on the declaration and proposed order.  Specifically, the declaration and proposed order did not notify Plaintiff of all future hearings in this matter.

On April 11, 2023, Counsel filed this Motion to be Relieved as Counsel.  The motion was heard on May 11, 2023.  The Court continued the motion because Counsel had not listed all future hearings in her declaration, and the proposed order did not include Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff Douglas Gonzalez for September 19, 2023 or the Final Status Conference on November 22, 2023.

On May 11, 2023, Counsel filed an amended Motion and supporting documents.  Upon review of the amended Motion, the Court finds Counsel has corrected the deficiencies noted in the May 11, 2023 order.

Accordingly, the unopposed Motion is GRANTED and effective upon filing a proof of service showing service of this Order on Plaintiff.¿

Moving party to give notice. 

Dated:   May 24, 2023                                                ___________________________________

                                                                                    Kerry Bensinger

                                                                                    Judge of the Superior Court

            Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.