Order: SHAWNTEE RICHARDSON VS MARY BENNETT, ET AL.

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                                SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
                                          Civil Division
                   South Central District, Compton Courthouse, Department A

19CMCV00139                                                                     March 12, 2020
SHAWNTEE RICHARDSON vs MARY BENNETT, et al.                                          8:30 AM


Judge: Honorable Gary Y. Tanaka                     CSR: None
Judicial Assistant: Aveline Santiago                ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: Kim Johnson                    Deputy Sheriff: None

APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): Nicole Denise Costen (Telephonic)
For Defendant(s): Lane Nussbaum by Richard J. Uss
Other Appearance Notes: also appearing in court is Mary and Michael Bennett



NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion to be Relieved as Counsel

The matter is called for hearing.

Counsel submits on the tentative.

The Court's tentative ruling is adopted as its final ruling as follows:

I. Background

This is a housing discrimination action. Plaintiff Shawntee Richardson alleges that Defendants
Mary Bennett and Michael Bennett violated various provisions of the Unruh Civil Rights Act,
Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), and eviction laws. The Complaint also contains
allegations of assault and sexual assault.

The Complaint alleges the following causes of action:

(1) Housing Discrimination [Civ. Code, § 51];

(2) Housing Discrimination [Civ. Code, § 51.7];

(3) Housing Discrimination [Civ. Code, § 51.9];

(4) Violation of FEHA [Gov. Code, § 12955];

(5) Gender Violence;

(6) Sexual Battery;

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