Superior Court of California¿ 

County of Los Angeles¿ 

Department 78¿ 

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Defendant XpressGuards LLC’s (“Defendant”) attorney of record, Carla J. Hartley and Chauncey X. McNeill of Dillingham & Murphy, LLP (“Counsel”), moves to be relieved as counsel contending relief is necessary because of an irreconcilable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship, and that Counsel has not been paid. 

Counsel declares he has served Defendant by mail at the last known address, which Counsel confirmed within the last 30 days as current by telephone. Counsel has filed proof of service of the motion, declaration, and proposed order on all parties to the action, including on Defendant pursuant to California Rules Court, rule 3.1362(d). (Proof of Service, April 4, 2024.) 

The motion is unopposed and GRANTED; the ruling is effective upon filing proof of service of the final order. Trial is currently set for February 24, 2025. Therefore, there is sufficient time for Defendant to seek other counsel or otherwise prepare prior to trial. 

Counsel is ordered to file proof of service of the final order within ten (10 days). The Court sets an Order to Show Cause re: Proof of Service of the Final Order for ___________________. 

Further, the Court notes that a limited liability company may not represent itself. The Court sets an Order to Show Cause re: Status of Legal Representation of Defendant XpressGuards LLC for __________________. 

 

Moving Counsel is ordered to give notice. 

 

DATED: July 16, 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.