Superior Court of California 

County of Los Angeles 

Department 78 

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Defendant DMH Aesthetics, LLC’s (“DMH”) attorney of record, Farhad Novian of Novian & Novian LLP (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel contending relief is necessary because of a breakdown in attorney-client communications. 

Counsel declares he has served DMH by mail at the last known address, which Counsel confirmed within the last 30 days as current by conversation.  

The motion is denied without prejudice. There is no accompanying proposed order on form MC-053 filed, nor any proof of service related to the proposed order. (California Rules Court, rule 3.1362(d),(e).) 

 

Moving Counsel is ordered to give notice. 

 

DATED: September 24, 2024 

__________________________ 

Hon. Michelle C. Kim 

Judge of the Superior Court 

 

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 SMCDEPT78@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.