Judge: Marcella O. Mclaughlin, Case: 37-2022-00050324-CU-PA-CTL, Date: 2024-04-12 Tentative Ruling

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04/12/2024  09:00:00 AM  C-72 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Marcella O McLaughlin

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Civil - Unlimited  PI/PD/WD - Auto Motion Hearing (Civil) 37-2022-00050324-CU-PA-CTL DORMOUSE ENTERPRISES INC VS CARWAVE LLC [IMAGED] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record, 03/15/2024

A. The unopposed motion by attorney Michael Nalan to be relieved as counsel for plaintiff Dormouse Enterprises, Inc. dba World Auto Sales is GRANTED. The court will sign the Judicial Council MC-053 form submitted with the moving papers (ROA 77). Mr. Nalan is directed to comply with the requirements of CRC 3.1362(e) upon receipt of the executed copy of the order.

B. The court sets an order to show cause hearing for plaintiff Dormouse Enterprises, Inc. dba World Auto Sales to show why its first amended complaint should not be dismissed for failure to substitute an attorney to represent it. 'A corporation cannot appear in court by an officer who is not an attorney and it cannot appear in propria persona.' Paradise v. Nowlin (1948) 86 Cal.App.2d 897, 898. 'It must be represented by licensed counsel[.]' CLD Construction, Inc. v. City of San Ramon (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 1141, 1145. The OSC will be heard on May 31, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 72.

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