Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 24NNCV03174, Date: 2025-06-12 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24NNCV03174    Hearing Date: June 12, 2025    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

Anoush Hakimi seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for plaintiff Tawanda Pitre (“Plaintiff”) on grounds that there has been a breakdown in communication. 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 October 6, 2025, and no prejudice will result from granting this motion. However, counsel failed to include a mandatory proposed order on Judicial Council Form MC-053. Accordingly, the hearing on this motion is continued to ______________ at 8:30 a.m. in Department 3 of the Alhambra Courthouse. Counsel is ordered to prepare and file a proposed order no later than 5 days before the hearing.

Moving party to give notice.

Dated this 12th day of June 2025  

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.