Judge: Thomas D. Long, Case: 23STCV03338, Date: 2025-04-29 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV03338    Hearing Date: April 29, 2025    Dept: 48

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Chahee Lee Olson, Patrick Martinez, and Sara Brown (counsel of record for Plaintiff Takuma Yamamoto) seek to be relieved as counsel.  Counsel’s declaration states that the client has refused to pay invoices for counsel’s work and the attorney-client relationship has irreparably broken down.  No party opposed the motion.

Absent a showing of resulting prejudice, an attorney’s request for withdrawal should be granted.  (People v. Prince (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398, 406.)  Counsel’s motion substantially complies with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362.  Trial has not yet been set, and there is no prejudice to Plaintiff.

However, counsel did not submit a completed proposed order as required.

Accordingly, the motion to relieve counsel is DENIED.

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SMCDEPT48@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit.  If all parties in the case submit on the tentative ruling, no appearances before the Court are required unless a companion hearing (for example, a Case Management Conference) is also on calendar.

         Dated this 29th day of April 2025