Judge Stephen P. Pfahler, Case Number: 20STCV15820, Date: 2024-05-29 Tentative Ruling

Judge: Stephen P. Pfahler, Case: 20STCV15820, Date: 2024-05-29 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV15820 Hearing Date: May 29, 2024 Dept: 68

Dept. 68

Date: 5-29-24

Case # 20STCV15820

Trial Date: 5-28-24 c/f 5-21-24 c/f 10-23-23 c/f 6-12-23 c/f 12-19-22 c/f 4-18-22

RELIEVED AS COUNSEL

MOVING ATTORNEY: Steven Hunt

CLIENT: Defendants, Guven Uzun, et al.

RELIEF REQUESTED

Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record

SUMMARY OF ACTION

Plaintiff Marc Gedeon, A Professional Corporation, alleges Defendants owe $36,958.22 in unpaid legal fees. On April 240 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint for 1. Breach of Written Contract 2. Fraud and Deceit 3. Quantum Meruit, and 4. Common Counts. On August 6, 2020, the clerk entered defaults against Orion West Group, LLC, Gladys Happer, and silicon Beach Medical Center, Inc. On November 16, 2020, the court entered the parties’ stipulation to set aside the defaults. Defendants Gladys Anne Happer, an individual, Playa Advance Urgent CarE, INC., a California Corporation, Playa Advance Surgical Institute, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Silicon Beach Medical Center, INC., a Delaware Corporation, and Orion West Group LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, answered the complaint on December 3, 2020.

RULING: Denied/Off-Calendar.

Counsel for Defendants Gladys Anne Happer, an individual, Playa Advance Urgent CarE, INC., a California Corporation, Playa Advance Surgical Institute, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Silicon Beach Medical Center, INC., a Delaware Corporation, and Orion West Group LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company moves to be relieved as counsel of record on grounds “that Defendants have rendered it unreasonably difficult for me to carry out my representation effectively.”

The motion, declaration and order lack any proof of service on any party or the clients. Service of all documents is mandatory. (Cal. Rules Ct., rule 3.1362, subd. (d).) The court therefore denies the motion and takes the motion off-calendar.

Trial remains set for July 29, 2024.

Counsel to give notice.