Judge: Michelle C. Kim, Case: 22STCV35037, Date: 2024-03-11 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV35037    Hearing Date: March 11, 2024    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT 

 

FELIX ROTH, 

Plaintiff(s), 

vs. 

 

ISABEL DEMAYO, ET AL., 

Defendant(s). 

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Case No.: 22STCV35037 

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL  

 

Dept. 31 

1:30 p.m. 

March 11, 2024 

 

 

Plaintiff Felix Roth (“Plaintiff”) attorney of record, Igor Fradkin, Esq. of Downtown LA Law Group (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel for Plaintiff. Counsel contends relief is necessary because Plaintiff no longer responses to Counsel’s attempts at communication, no longer follows advice or suggestions, and there is no longer a level of trust necessary to continue representation in this matter. 

 

Counsel provides he has served the moving papers on Plaintiff at Plaintiff’s last known address, and that he confirmed within the past 30 days the address is current by telephone. Counsel has filed proof of service of the notice of motion and motion, declaration, and proposed order on Plaintiff and  Defendant. (California Rules Court, rule 3.1362.) 

 

Based on the foregoing, the motion is GRANTED; the ruling is effective upon filing proof of service of the final order. Trial is currently set for May 2, 2024. Therefore, there is sufficient time for Plaintiff to seek other counsel or otherwise prepare prior to trial. 

 

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 8th day of March 2024 

 

  

 

 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court