Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 22AHCV00505, Date: 2025-04-14 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 22AHCV00505    Hearing Date: April 14, 2025    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

LAN LUO,

                    Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

JIANQIANG GU,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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     CASE NO.:  23AHCV00505

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

April 14, 2025

 

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Jing Wang seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for defendant Jianqiang Gu (“Defendant”) on grounds that a new attorney has been retained but a substitution of attorney form has not been received. Counsel also states that there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship and she experienced serious medical complications after delivering her child in November 30, 2024.

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 set for May 19, 2025, but no prejudice will result from granting this motion because Defendant has retained new counsel.

However, the Court notes that none of the proposed orders reflect the upcoming final status conference or trial date. Second, in Item 6, Defendant’s address is listed as “last known” even though counsel avers that she was able to confirm it as current. Third, Item 3a should be checked.

Accordingly, the hearing on this motion to be relieved is continued to ___________ at 8:30 a.m. in Department 3 of the Alhambra Courthouse. A revised proposed order must be filed no later than 5 court days before the date of the hearing.

Dated this 14th day of April 2025

 

 

 

 

       William A. Crowfoot

Judge of the Superior Court

 

 

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at ALHDEPT3@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.