Judge: Marcella O. Mclaughlin, Case: 37-2023-00011126-CU-OE-CTL, Date: 2024-01-19 Tentative Ruling

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01/19/2024  01:30:00 PM  C-72 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Marcella O McLaughlin

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Civil - Unlimited  Other employment Motion Hearing (Civil) 37-2023-00011126-CU-OE-CTL GARCIA VS PAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC [E-FILE] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record, 12/13/2023

A. The unopposed motion by attorney Chad T. Wishchuk to be relieved as counsel for defendant Pal General Engineering, Inc. is GRANTED. The court will sign the Judicial Council MC-053 form submitted with the moving papers (ROA 65). Counsel 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 defendant Pal General Engineering, Inc. to show why its answer (ROA 10) should not be stricken 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 March 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in Department 72.

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