Bonner - Probate
MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL
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Counsel for Respondent is ordered to serve a notice of ruling and may elect to submit a proposed Order After Hearing.
01391605 Bonner - TENTATIVE RULING Probate Case: Bonner - Probate 01391605
Calendar No.: 3
Date: 07/15/2026
MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL (ROA 49)
Attorney William K. Sweeney seeks to be relieved as counsel for Administrator Pal Lengyel-Leahu.
The motion is GRANTED.
This motion is continued from 3/11/26 for compliance with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362 and Orange County Local Rule 601.21.
The court appreciates that counsel has served the citation. It not clear whether the client has returned the signed Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt, which would complete the service. Nonetheless, compliance with Local Rule 601.21 is no longer required since the court appointed a new Administrator on 7/2/26.
The court notes that counsel has served all three mandatory forms (i.e., MC-051, MC-052, and MC-053) required by California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362. (ROA 76.) The court’s records do not reflect that the Order was filed.
Counsel shall file the Order Granting Attorney’s Motion to Be Relieved – Civil (MC-053) for the court to sign and shall ensure that the client’s current or last known address is stated therein.
Withdrawal is effective upon proof of service of the signed Order Granting Attorney’s Motion to Be Relieved – Civil (MC- 053).
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