Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: BC704473, Date: 2022-10-17 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: BC704473    Hearing Date: October 17, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

GENE EDWARD COLEMAN,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

PV HOLDING CORP.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: BC704473

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

October 17, 2022

 

 

 

 

Gabriella Guthner seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for Plaintiff Gene Edward Coleman on grounds that there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.  Plaintiff has become unresponsive to his counsel’s office’s many attempts to contact him. 

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.)  However, the motion fails to include a proposed order on Form MC-053.  Accordingly, the hearing on this motion is CONTINUED to November 18, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.  The proposed order should be filed no later than November 10, 2022. 

Counsel to give notice to Plaintiff. 

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@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.