Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 21STCV07746, Date: 2022-09-16 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV07746    Hearing Date: September 16, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

WENDY STALWORTH,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

CITY OF LOS ANGELES,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 21STCV07746

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

September 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

Lyfe Law, LLP seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for Plaintiff Wendy Stalworth on grounds that there is a complete breakdown of the attorney-client relationship.  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.) 

The Court notes that trial in this matter is currently set for February 16, 2023 and no prejudice will result from granting this motion.  However, the proposed order identifies Plaintiff’s provided address as her “last known” address which conflicts with Counsel’s declaration in which he declared that he was able to confirm by telephone in the last thirty days that Plaintiff’s address was current.  Either a revised declaration or revised proposed order should be submitted to fix this inconsistency. 

The order also does not include Plaintiff’s telephone number in Item 6 and incorrectly states in Item 7a that the final status conference is scheduled for July 12, 2022 in Department 32. 

The hearing on this motion is continued to October 7, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 27.  Any revised papers should be filed no later than September 30, 2022. 

 

 

 

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.