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Taocheng Liu vs Meet Up Restaurant, Yong Wang

Case Number

23CV05561

Case Type

Civil Law & Motion

Hearing Date / Time

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:00

Nature of Proceedings

Yang Wenyo’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel for Meet Up Restaurant

Tentative Ruling

Ray Hsu, Mark Said for Plaintiff

Yang Wenyo for Defendant Meet Up Restaurant

Yong Wang is self-represented

RULING

The Motion of Yang Wenyo to be relieved as counsel for Meet Up Restaurant is GRANTED.

Meet Up Restaurant cannot be self-represented in the litigation.

This Complaint [for failure to pay regular and minimum wages, etc.] was filed 12/14/23; the Answer for Yong Wang was filed 1/11/24 and the Answer for Meet Up Restaurant was filed 7/17/24; the MSC set for 6/6/25 and the Trial Date of 7/9/25 are confirmed.

Counsel for Plaintiff to give notice.

Analysis

The declaration in support of the motion states that the client [Meet Up Restaurant] has not provided any legal authorization for the attorney (Yang Wenjao, of Concord & Sage PC in Diamond Bar) to represent it, and the attorney accordingly seeks to be relieved as counsel of record.

The other defendant, Yong Wang, executed a substitution of attorney form substituting this attorney out, and is now self-represented.

The Court’s Conclusion

This motion should be granted.

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