Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV19582, Date: 2023-09-05 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV19582    Hearing Date: March 26, 2024    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

ORI ASSAYAG-RAHAM, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, REVITAL ASSAYAG-RAHAM, 

Plaintiff(s), 

vs. 

 

YONATAN ZELIG, ET AL., 

Defendant(s). 

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Case No.: 21STCV19582 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER DENYING MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m. 

March 26, 2024 

 

 

Defendant Ori Zelig (“Defendant”) attorney of record, Margaret A. Sedy of Law Offices of Margaret A. Sedy (“Counsel”) moves to be relieved as counsel contending there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. 

 

Counsel declares the moving papers were served on Defendant via mail at his last known address, which Counsel confirmed by communication and correspondence with Defendant though text and email.  

 

However, the motion is denied without prejudice because there is no proof of service. Counsel has not filed proof of service of the notice of motion and motion, declaration, and proposed order on Defendant and all other parties who have appeared in this action. (California Rules Court, rule 3.1362(d).) Unless Counsel files proof of service, prior to the hearing, demonstrating that all parties were properly served within the meaning of CCP § 1005, the motion is denied without prejudice.   

 

Moving Counsel is ordered to give notice. 

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 

  • Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement. 

  • If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling,¿the party must send an email to the court at¿sscdept31@lacourt.org¿with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number.¿ The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.¿¿ 

  • Unless¿all¿parties submit by email to this tentative ruling, the parties should arrange to appear remotely (encouraged) or in person for oral argument.¿ You should assume that others may appear at the hearing to argue.¿¿ 

  • If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.¿ After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave.¿ 

 

Dated this 25th day of March 2024 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court