Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 24NNCV03370, Date: 2025-06-13 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24NNCV03370    Hearing Date: June 13, 2025    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

WENDY SALINAS, et al.,

                    Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

JOSE VALDOVINOS, et al.,

 

                    Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 24NNCV03370

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

June 13, 2025

 

 

 

 

Jonathan L. Gerber of Miller Miller Gerber, LLP seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for defendant Jose Valdovinos and defendant Elisa Valdovinos (“Defendants”) on grounds that there has been a breakdown of 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 the motion be relieved as to Elisa Valdovinos was scheduled to be heard on June 16, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. and the Court has advanced the hearing on that motion to this date on the assumption of no-objection by Plaintiff to have the motions heard at the same time and at the earliest possible opportunity.

Counsel’s Motion complies with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362. The Court notes that trial in this matter is set for August 10, 2026, and no prejudice will result from granting this motion.

Accordingly, these unopposed motions to be relieved are GRANTED and effective upon filing a proof of service showing service of each Order (MC 053) on the respective Defendant and all parties who have appeared.

The Court additionally sets an OSC re: Proof of Service of Order Relieving Counsel for October 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.

The Court emphasizes the importance of this OSC as counsel will not be relieved until the proof of service is filed.

Moving party to give notice.

Dated this 13th day of June 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.

 




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