Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 23STCV22263, Date: 2025-04-25 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV22263    Hearing Date: April 25, 2025    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

California Rule of Court 9.40 provides that an attorney in good standing in another jurisdiction may apply to appear pro hac vice in this State by way of written application upon notice by mail to all interested parties, as well as service on the State Bar in San Francisco with payment of a prescribed fee, so long as that attorney is not a resident of California, does not work in California, and does not perform regular or substantial business, professional, or other activities in the State. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.)

The written application must provide the following information: (1) applicant attorney’s residence and office addresses; (2) the courts to which the applicant attorney has been admitted and dates of admission; (3) representation that the attorney applicant is a member in good standing in the courts of admission and is not currently suspended or disbarred in any court; (4) the title of each court and action in which the applicant attorney has appeared pro hac vice in this State in the preceding two years, if any; and (5) the name, address, and telephone number of the active California State Bar member who is counsel of record in the local action. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40(d).)

Plaintiff seeks pro hac vice admission for William D. Marler, an attorney licensed in Washington, to appear in this matter in the State of California. Marler’s application satisfies the requirements of California Rules of Court, rule 9.40(d). The application sets forth Mr. Marler’s residence and office addresses (Marler Decl. ¶ 1), identifies the courts to which he has been admitted and the dates of admission (¶ 4), and affirms that he is a member in good standing in those courts and has not been suspended or disbarred in any jurisdiction (¶ 5). The application also lists five cases in which Mr. Marler has appeared pro hac vice in California courts in the past two years, including the court and case title for each (¶ 7), and provides the name, address, and telephone number of active California attorney Trevor M. Quirk, who is serving as counsel of record (¶ 8).

The application is verified under penalty of perjury and includes confirmation from Mr. Quirk that the required $500 fee was paid to the State Bar of California and that proper service was made on the State Bar and all appearing parties. (Declaration of Trevor M. Quirk ¶ 7.)

Accordingly, the application of William D. Marler to appear pro hac vice in this matter meets all the requirements of California Rules of Court, rule 9.40. Defendant did not file an opposition.  The motion is granted.

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’s 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. 

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Hon. Lee S. Arian  

Judge of the Superior Court