Judge: Shirley K. Watkins, Case: 23VECV00655, Date: 2023-05-09 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 23VECV00655 Hearing Date: May 9, 2023 Dept: T
23VECV00655 CAM SPECIALTY LENDING 1, LT... vs ZOLA HOSPICE
[TENTATIVE]
ORDER: Receiver Stephen Donell’s Motion to
Employ Counsel is GRANTED.
Receiver Stephen Donell
(Receiver) moved to employ the law firm of Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP
(Counsel.)
Discussion
Receiver
requested to employ Counsel pursuant California Rule of Court, rule
3.1180. Receiver asserted that Counsel
is required to assist with compelling the production of documents from third
parties by subpoena, expanding the scope of the receivership estate as
necessary, and to assist with the prosecution of claims to recover assets,
including a fraudulent transfer action. Receiver
further provided that Counsel is not an attorney for, associated with, nor employed by an
attorney for any party. The Court finds
that the Receiver’s motion complied with the three requisites in the Court Rule
(i.e., “(1) The necessity for the employment; (2) The name of the attorney whom
the receiver proposes to employ; and (3) That the attorney is not the attorney
for, associated with, nor employed by an attorney for any party.”) Due to Receiver’s compliance with the
requirements of the rule, the Receiver presented good cause for the employment
of Counsel.
The
motion to employ counsel is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED, CLERK TO GIVE
NOTICE.