Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 22STCP01883, Date: 2023-04-19 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCP01883    Hearing Date: April 19, 2023    Dept: 54

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

 

Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University, et al.,

 

 

 

Plaintiffs,

 

Case No.:

 

 

22STCP01883

 

vs.

 

 

Tentative Ruling

 

 

City of Los Angeles,

 

 

 

Defendant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hearing Date: April 19, 2023

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel

Moving Party: Reuben Raucher & Blum, counsel of record for Plaintiff Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University

Responding Party: None

 

T/R:     THE MOTION IS GRANTED. COUNSEL TO FILE PROOF OF SERVICE OF ORDER ON PLAINTIFF WITHIN 5 DAYS OF NOTICE OF RULING. COUNSEL WILL BE RELIEVED UPON FILING OF PROOF OF SERVICE OF ORDER.

 

COUNSEL TO NOTICE.

 

The Court considers the moving papers. No opposition has been received.

 

The Court may issue an order allowing an attorney to withdraw from representation, after notice to the client.  (CCP § 284.)  The attorney may withdraw from representation as long as the withdrawal would not result in undue prejudice to the client’s interest—i.e., counsel cannot withdraw at a critical point in the litigation.  (Ramirez v. Sturdevant (1994) 21 Cal. App. 4th 904, 915; see California Rule of Professional Conduct 3-700.)

 

Reuben Raucher & Blum, counsel of record for Plaintiff Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University, seeks to withdraw from representation of Plaintiff. Counsel states that the attorney-client communication has broken down. Trial is not yet set and no prejudice will result from counsel’s withdrawal. Counsel has complied with CRC 3.1362.

 

There is good cause for counsel’s withdrawal. The motion is GRANTED.