Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 21STCV41794, Date: 2023-12-21 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV41794    Hearing Date: April 9, 2024    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

PAMELIA BAILEY, 

Plaintiff(s),  

vs. 

 

99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC, ET AL., 

 

Defendant(s). 

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      CASE NO: 21STCV41794 

 

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

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m.  

April 9, 2024 

 

Plaintiff Pamelia Bailey (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Sharona Eslamboly Hakim, Esq. of the Law Offices of Sharona Eslamboly Hakim (“Counsel”), filed the instant motion to be relieved as counsel, contending relief is necessary because there has been an irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship to the extent that continued representation is impossible. 

 

Counsel declares the moving papers have been served at Plaintiff’s last known address, which Counsel confirmed was current within the past 30 days by telephone. Counsel provides proof of service demonstrating that the notice of motion and motion, declaration, and order were served on Plaintiff. However, as the Court instructed in the last denial, both Plaintiff and Defendant must be served. There is no proof of service evincing service on Defendant. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d).) 

 

Unless Counsel provides proof of service demonstrating service has been made on Defendant pursuant to CCP § 1005 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d) prior to the hearing, the motion is denied without prejudice. 

 

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 8th day of April 2024 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court