Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles – Central District

Department 53

bonnie duboff ; Plaintiff, vs. linda schermer , et al., Defendants.

Case No.: BC617750

Hearing Date: July 6, 2020

Time: 10:00 a.m.

[Tentative] Order RE:

Motion to be relieved as counsel

MOVING PARTY: Alex M. Weingarten, Guido E. Toscano, and Venable LLP

RESPONDING PARTY: n/a

Motion to be Relieved as Counsel

The court considered the moving papers. No opposition was filed.

DISCUSSION

Alex M. Weingarten, Guido E. Toscano, and Venable LLP (“Defendant’s Counsel”) move to be relieved as counsel of record for defendant Linda J. Schermer.

“The question of granting or denying an application of an attorney to withdraw as counsel (Code Civ. Proc., § 284, subd. (2)) is one which lies within the sound discretion of the trial court ‘having in mind whether such withdrawal might work an injustice in the handling of the case.’” (People v. Prince (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398, 406 [internal quotations omitted]