CASE NAME: Marina City Club Condominium v. Cynergy Group INTL LLC

CASE NO.: SC129264

MOTION: Motions to be Relieved as Counsel

HEARING DATE: 08/5/2021

On July 6, 2021, Patricia Boyes and Anthony Perez, counsel for Defendants Mark Farag, Cynergy Group Intl LLC, and Global Network Investments, LLC filed three motions to be relieved as counsel.

Legal Standard

The Court has discretion to allow an attorney to withdraw, and such a motion should be granted provided that there is no prejudice to the client, and it does not disrupt the orderly process of justice. (See Ramirez v. Sturdevant (1994) 21 Cal.App.4th 904, 915; People v. Prince (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398.) An application to be relieved as counsel must be made on Judicial Council Form MC-051 (Notice of Motion and Motion), MC-052 (Declaration), and MC-053 (Proposed Order). (CRC Rule 3.1362(a), (c), (e).) “The notice of motion and motion, the declaration, and the proposed order must be served on the client and on all other parties w