Hearing: AMADO CHAVEZ ET AL VS BONNIE BRAE INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC ET

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                                SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
                                           Civil Division
                    Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 56

BC612376                                                                               April 26, 2019
AMADO CHAVEZ ET AL VS BONNIE BRAE INVESTMENT                                                8:30 AM
SERVICES LLC ET


Judge: Honorable Holly J. Fujie                     CSR: None
Judicial Assistant: O.Chavez                        ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: B.Chavez                       Deputy Sheriff: None

APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): No Appearances
For Defendant(s): No Appearances
Other Appearance Notes: Matthew J. Tako, Kevin J. Minnick for Plaintiff &Mark Edson for
Defendant



NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion - Other Motion for Guardian ad Litem to
Be Relieved of Duties as GAL for Dora Elizabeth Rosales Maradiaga; Status Conference re:
Settlement

The matter is held this date.

The parties reached a full settlement agreement but need to review settlement documents.

The Motion For Guardian Ad Litem To Be Relieved of Duties As GAL for Dora Elizabeth
Maradiaga filed by Dora Elizabeth Rosales Madriaga on 11/28/2018 is Granted.

MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Plaintiff Dora Isabel Rosales Maradiaga (“Maradiaga “) seeks to be relieved as guardian ad litem
for her daughter, Plaintiff Dora Elizabeth Rosales Maradiaga (“Dora Elizabeth”). Plaintiff’s
motion is unopposed.

California Code of Civil Procedure, Section 372(a)(1) provides that where a minor is a party to
an action, “that person shall appear either by a guardian or conservator of the estate or by a
guardian ad litem appointed by the court in which the action or proceeding is pending.” “[T]he
removal of a guardian ad litem . . . is a matter within the court’s control to be exercised as part of
its inherent powers.” (Golin v. Allenby (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 616, 643, citation omitted.)

Plaintiff Maradiaga declares that at the time the instant action was filed, Dora Elizabeth lived
with her. (Dora Isabel Decl. ¶ 3.) She declares that she was appointed as guardian ad litem for
Dora Elizabeth by the Court. (Id. ¶ 4.) She declares that since September 2017, Dora Elizabeth

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