RIVERS vs RUIZ SARMIENTO, et al.

25CV155981: RIVERS vs RUIZ SARMIENTO, et al. 07/23/2026 Hearing on Motion to be Relieved as Counsel filed by GREGORY RIVERS (Plaintiff) CRS# 122842441299 in Department 512

Tentative Ruling - 07/21/2026 Elizabeth Riles

The Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel filed by GREGORY RIVERS on 04/09/2026 is Granted.

Attorney Benjamin Berkley’s, Carpenter & Zuckerman (“Counsel”) unopposed Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel for plaintiff Gregory Rivers (“Plaintiff”) is GRANTED.

The Court will execute and enter the [Proposed] Order submitted with the moving papers.

Counsel shall remain Plaintiff’s counsel of record until the date on which Counsel files with the Court and serves on Plaintiff by first class U.S. mail at Plaintiff’s last known mailing address a Notice of Entry of the final Order on this Motion to Be Relieved.

CONTESTING TENTATIVE RULINGS

PLEASE NOTE: If any party contests the tentative ruling, the hearing on the motion will occur remotely via the court's own video-conferencing system.

Pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1308, subdivision (a)(1), this tentative ruling will become the order of the Court unless it is contested before 4:00 PM on the court day preceding the noticed hearing date.

To contest a tentative ruling, a party should do the following:

First, the party must notify Department 512, by email at Dept512@alameda.courts.ca.gov and copy all counsel of record and self-represented parties. The contesting party must state in the subject line of the email the case name, case number and motion.

Second, the party shall log into the eCourt Public Portal, search for this case (e.g., by case number), select the case name, select the "Tentative Rulings" tab, click the "Click to Contest this Ruling" button, enter the party's name and a brief statement of the party's reason for contesting the tentative, and click "Proceed."

Parties may appear via videoconference, using the Zoom.com website or application.

TO CONNECT TO ZOOM:

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Meeting ID: 160 5766 1931 25CV155981: RIVERS vs RUIZ SARMIENTO, et al. 07/23/2026 Hearing on Motion to be Relieved as Counsel filed by GREGORY RIVERS (Plaintiff) CRS# 122842441299 in Department 512

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