BLASH, ANDREW v. PALISADES TAHOE RESORT

PLACER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THURSDAY, CIVIL LAW AND MOTION DEPARTMENT 3 THE HONORABLE MICHAEL W. JONES TENTATIVE RULINGS FOR JULY 2, 2026, AT 8:30 A.M.

17. T-CV-0002636 BLASH, ANDREW v. PALISADES TAHOE RESORT

Plaintiff’s Counsel William C. Sung, Tiffany L. Luu, and Joseph C. Ramli’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel

Plaintiff’s counsel moves to withdraw as counsel of record for plaintiff.

On August 29, 2025, the court granted the parties’ stipulation and ordered plaintiff’s individual claims to arbitration and stayed the representative PAGA claims pending resolution of arbitration. In this scenario “the action at law sits in the twilight zone of abatement with the trial court retaining merely a vestigial jurisdiction over matters submitted to arbitration to determine, upon conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, whether an award on the merits requires dismissal of the legal action.” (Gaines v.

Fidelity National Title Ins. Co. (2016) 62 Cal.4th 1081, 1096.) The court therefore only has the authority to “appoint arbitrators if the method selected by the parties fails ([Code Civ. Proc.,] § 1281.6); grant a provisional remedy but only upon the ground that the award to which an applicant may be entitled may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief ([Code Civ. Proc.,] § 1281.8, subd. (b)); and confirm, correct or vacate the arbitration award ([Code Civ. Proc.,] § 1285).” (Aronow v.

Superior Court (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 865, 873.)

Plaintiff’s motion seeks relief outside of the court’s authority. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice.

PLACER SUPERIOR COURT – DEPARTMENT 3 Thursday Civil Law and Motion – Tentative Rulings