Judge: Maurice A. Leiter, Case: 24STCV22442, Date: 2025-04-28 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 24STCV22442 Hearing Date: April 28, 2025 Dept: 54
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Shani Long Abdallah, |
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Eataly Century City, LLC, et al., |
Defendants. |
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Hearing Date: April 28, 2025
Department 54, Judge Maurice A. Leiter
Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel
Moving Party: Erik J. Christensen, counsel of
record for Plaintiff Shani Long Abdallah
Responding Party: None
T/R: THE MOTION IS CONTINUED TO MAY 27, 2025
AT 9:00AM.
COUNSEL TO FILE AND SERVE A DECLARATION
ON FORM MC-052 ON PLAINTIFF WITHIN 5 DAYS OF NOTICE OF RULING.
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.)
Erik J. Christensen, counsel of record
for Plaintiff Shani Long Abdallah seeks to withdraw from representation of Plaintiff. But
counsel has failed to file a declaration on form MC-052 explaining the reason
for withdrawal. The motion is CONTINUED to allow counsel to file and serve this
form.