Judge: Stephen P. Pfahler, Case: 24STCV09114, Date: 2024-08-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV09114    Hearing Date: August 14, 2024    Dept: 68

Dept. 68

Date: 8-14-24

Case: 24STCV09114

Trial Date: Not Set

RELIEVED AS COUNSEL OF RECORD

MOVING ATTORNEY: Joshua Kohanim

CLIENT:  Plaintiff, Patrick Donald

RELIEF REQUESTED

Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel of Record

SUMMARY OF ACTION

On April 11, 2024, Plaintiff Patrick Donald filed a form complaint for motor vehicle and negligence arising from Plaintiff entering a bus operated by Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (LACMTA), and said bus proceeding “without notice” thereby causing “severe injruies.” LACMTA answered the complaint on May 14, 2024.

RULING: Denied.

Counsel for Plaintiff Patrick Donald moves to be relieved as counsel of record, due to an “irremediable breakdown in the attorney client relationship that stands in the way of effective representation.”

Although the motion complies with all procedural requirements, the motion was only served on Plaintiff, and not on Defendant Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (LACMTA). LACMTA answered on May 14, 2024, and the instant motion was filed on May 31, 2024, thereby entitling LACMTA to notice of all proceedings. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1014.)

Case Management Conference set for September 18, 2024.

Moving attorney to provide notice to all parties.