Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV19742, Date: 2023-04-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV19742    Hearing Date: April 24, 2023    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Plaintiff Tasha Marcella Clark’s (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Andrew L. Ellis, Esq. (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff.  Counsel contends relief is necessary because Plaintiff has been non-compliant with Counsel’s employment agreement.  Counsel provides it has served the moving papers on Plaintiff at Plaintiff’s last known address.  However, Counsel does not indicate if/how Counsel confirmed Plaintiff’s address as current in the past 30 days, nor does Counsel indicate whether Counsel was unable to confirm Plaintiff’s address is current.  

Therefore, the motion is denied without prejudice.  If Counsel is unable to serve Plaintiff at a confirmed address, Counsel must serve the moving papers on the Clerk of the Court- located at Stanley Mosk Courthouse- pursuant to CCP §1011 and California Rules Court, rule 3.1362(d). 

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 24^th day of April 2023