Judge: Kevin C. Brazile, Case: 20STCV37014, Date: 2022-07-29 Tentative Ruling

Hearing Date: July 29, 2022

Case Name: Amaro, et al. v. Hwy 111 Hotel Group, LP, et al.

Case No.: 20STCV10762

Matter: (1) Motions to be Relieved as Counsel (2x)

(2) Notice of Related Case

Moving Party: Friedman & Chapman, LLP, counsel for Plaintiffs Alicia Espinoza and 

Stephanie Martinez

Responding Party: Unopposed

Notice: OK

Ruling: The Motions to be Relieved as Counsel are granted.

The Notice of Related Case is denied.

Moving party to give notice.

If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly 

encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

1. Motion to be Relieved as Counsel

Friedman & Chapman, LLP seeks to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiffs Alicia Espinoza and Stephanie Martinez.

The Motions are granted because they meet all requirements of Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362.

Attorney is relieved as counsel of record for client effective upon the filing of the proof of service for the Court order (form MC-053) upon the client.

Moving party to give notice.

2. Notice of Related Case

A notice of related case has been filed as to 22STCV11702.  This and 22STCV11702 are habitability cases.  

The inquiry on a notice of related cases is whether the cases at issue (1) involve the same parties and are based on the same or similar claims; (2) arise from the same or substantially identical transactions, incidents, or events requiring the determination of the same or substantially identical questions of law or fact; (3) involve claims against, title to, possession of, or damages to the same property; or (4) are likely for other reasons to require substantial duplication of judicial resources if heard by different judges.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.300(a).)

The notice is denied because 22STCV11702 either relates to different occurrences or duplicative occurrences, which should be dismissed or stayed.  Either way, the benefit of relation is not apparent.  

If counsel do not submit on the tentative, they are strongly encouraged to appear by LACourtConnect rather than in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic.