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Global Assets Liens & Foreclosures LLC vs Hueneme Patient Consumer Collective LLC

Case Number

24CV02678

Case Type

Civil Law & Motion

Hearing Date / Time

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 10:00

Nature of Proceedings

Attorney for Defendant Stacy Rubin’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel

Tentative Ruling

David Bournazian, Keian Vahedy, for Plaintiff

Stacy Rubin [“Counsel”], for Defendant

RULING

For the reasons set out below the motion is continued to 11/20/24 at 10 am for Counsel to make the necessary corrections and provide notice to the Plaintiff and the client [Hueneme Patient Consumer Collective LLC].

Analysis

On 9/13/24 Counsel filed a Notice of Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel and set the hearing for 10/23/24. Counsel seeks to be relieved as counsel for Defendant which is a Limited Liability Company. There are several corrections in the Motion that must made before the Court will consider such a Motion. Counsel filed a supporting Declaration.

1. Counsel testifies under Item #4 that the next hearing in this proceeding is set for “September 18, 2024” for “Case Management Conference.” Although that was technically correct when the Motion was filed, the Motion should inform the client a hearing is set for 5/14/25 for the Final Case Management Conference.

2. Counsel testifies under Item #6 that the trial “is not yet set.”  That is incorrect. Trial is set for 8/6/25.

3. Nowhere in the Declaration does Counsel inform the client that there is a Mandatory Settlement Conference set for 7/11/25.

4. The Declaration contains language designed to inform the client that it will no longer be represented if the Motion is granted. In this case the Court invites Counsel to tell the client that it cannot be self-represented because it is a limited liability company.

The Court’s Conclusions

 The Court will continue the matter a reasonable time for Counsel to make the necessary corrections.  

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