22CV46059
MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL
This is a contract dispute involving a proposed transaction for the sale of a mobile home
park in Mokelumne Hill. Before the Court is a motion by the BPE Law Group to be
relieved from representing plaintiff Helen Ariza.
An attorney may withdraw as counsel of record if the client breaches the agreement to
pay fees, insists on pursuing invalid claims or an illegal course of conduct, or when
other conduct by the client renders it unreasonably difficult for the attorney to do his job,
including when there is a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. If the attorney
does not have the client’s consent, he or she must proceed by way of noticed motion
consistent with CCP §§ 284 and 1005, CRPC 1.16 and CRC 3.1362. The motion must
be verified, must utilize the designated Judicial Council forms MC-051 – MC-053, and
must set forth sufficient detail to permit a trial court to discharge its duty of inquiry
regarding the grounds for the