Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 21STCV31494, Date: 2023-11-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV31494    Hearing Date: January 31, 2024    Dept: 27

 

 

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

MARIA VEGA,

                   Plaintiff,

          vs.

 

BRODIE GALLAND

 

                   Defendants.

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      CASE NO.: 21STCV31494

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

January 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

Hussein Saleh, attorney of record for Plaintiff, seeks to be relieved on grounds that there has been a complete breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. Absent a showing of resulting prejudice, an attorney’s request for withdrawal should be granted.  (People v. Prince (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398, 406.)  Counsel’s Motion complies with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362. Moreover, on November 20, 2023, a Notice of Change of Handling Attorney within the same firm was filed. Trial in this matter is set for May 6, 2024, which gives Plaintiff sufficient time to find other counsel or plan to represent herself.  Thus, no prejudice has been shown.   

The Court will conditionally grant Counsel’s Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel. Counsel has not complied with the Court’s request that Counsel file a new proposed order granting the motion. (11-30-2023 Minute Order.) The proposed order filed on November 30, 2023 incorrectly lists the date of the hearing as November 6, 2023. Therefore, counsel must correct the filed order.  Upon that happening, the Court will grant the order, to be effective upon legal notice being provide to Plaintiff.

 

Dated: January 31, 2024

 

 

 

Hon. Lee S. Arian

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.