ROBIN ROBINSON VS. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Thursday, March 05, 2026, Line 8.

Before the court is an unopposed Motion to be Relieved as Counsel from Counsel Jim Reilly, counsel of record for Plaintiff Robin Robinson. The motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

Moving Party has not demonstrated proper service on Plaintiff. Defendant is not named on the POS. (See California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362(d) ["The notice of motion and motion, the declaration, and the proposed order must be served on the client and on all other parties who have appeared in the case."].)

The motion is not signed. (See Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7(a) ["Every pleading, petition, written notice of motion, or other similar paper shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's individual name, or, if the party is not represented by an attorney, shall be signed by the party. Each paper shall state the signer's address and telephone number, if any."].)

As presented, the motion is deficient on the merits, as well. "[A] breakdown in communication" is a conclusion. Conclusory statements are insufficient to support a motion to be relieved. Specific facts supporting the order need to be set out, if possible (and its most often quite possible), in the declaration. If counsel re-files their motion and seeks an in-camera hearing or intends to rely on an in-camera hearing to establish the factual basis for the motion, that must be clearly stated in the motion and/or declaration and counsel's in-person, personal attendance at the hearing on the motion will be required.

The court notes it did not receive a courtesy copy of the proposed order. Prior to the hearing, Moving Counsel shall lodge by email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org a proposed order repeating the above verbatim.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 302 Zoom ID 160 409 7690; Passcode 516287.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.