Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 24NNCV01162, Date: 2024-08-26 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 24NNCV01162    Hearing Date: August 26, 2024    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

VIRGINIA MARIA RODRIGUEZ, et al.,

                    Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

SIERRA FILTRATION SVCS LLC, et al.,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 24NNCV01162

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

August 26, 2024

 

 

 

 

Malek H. Shraibati and BD&J, PC seek to be relieved as counsel of record for plaintiff Virginia Maria Rodriguez (“Plaintiff”) on grounds that there has been a significant breakdown in 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 not yet set and no prejudice will result from granting this motion. However, Item 6 on the proposed order identifies the provided address as Plaintiff’s “last known” despite counsel’s declaration that they were able to confirm it as “current” by phone. The Court notes that there is another motion to be relieved scheduled for hearing on August 30, 2024. Therefore, the Court CONTINUES the hearing on this motion to August 30, 2024, so that counsel may submit a revised proposed order. The revised proposed order should be filed no later than August 28, 2024.

 

 

Moving party to give notice.

 

Dated this 26th day of August 2024        

 

 

 

 

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.