Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 23STCV28377, Date: 2025-02-25 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV28377    Hearing Date: February 25, 2025    Dept: 54

Hearing Date: February 25, 2025

Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter

Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel

Moving Party: Miles Cooley, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dreamers Management, LLC

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.)

Miles Cooley, counsel of record for Plaintiff Dreamers Management, LLC, seeks to withdraw from representation of Plaintiff. Counsel states that there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. Trial is set for June 2, 2025; 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.