Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 22AHCV01335, Date: 2023-12-06 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22AHCV01335    Hearing Date: December 6, 2023    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

SHIRLEY ELENA SAMAYOA,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY OF TEXAS, INC., et al.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 22AHCV01335

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

December 6, 2023

 

 

 

 

Peter M. Williamson seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for plaintiff Shirley Elena Samayoa on grounds that irreconcilable differences have arisen between counsel and client.  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 December 9, 2024 and no prejudice will result from granting this motion. However, the proposed order fails to include the status conference re: mediation and discovery scheduled for March 20, 2024 in Item 8.

Accordingly, the hearing on this motion is continued to December 20, 2023 so that counsel may submit a revised proposed order. The revised proposed order should be submitted no later than 5 days before the hearing date.

Moving party to give notice.

Dated this 6th day of December 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.