Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 22AHCV00528, Date: 2023-05-04 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 22AHCV00528    Hearing Date: May 4, 2023    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

ANTHONY BOUYER,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

DONA MARIA INNOVATION KITCHEN, et al.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 22AHCV00528

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

May 4, 2023

 

 

 

 

Motaz M. Gerges seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for defendant Dona Maria Innovation Kitchen (“Defendant”) on grounds that his client has become uncooperative and nonresponsive, making representation impossible.  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 not yet set and no prejudice will result from granting this motion.  However, the proposed order on Form MC-053 is not filled out.  In particular, Item 6 which is supposed to identify Defendant’s address and telephone number, is blank.  Accordingly, the Court CONTINUES the hearing to May 24, 2023 so that counsel may submit a revised proposed order which fills in Items 3, 5a, 6, and 7.  Counsel should take care to note whether the address and telephone number provided is Defendant’s “current” or “last known.”

The Court additionally notes that there are two more motions to be relieved scheduled for May 8, 2023 and May 24, 2023, and that the proposed orders submitted for those motions are similarly deficient.  Counsel should also provide revised proposed orders for these other motions before those hearings to avoid any further continuances.  

Moving party to give notice.

 

Dated this 4th day of May 2023       

 

 

 

 

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.