Motions to be relieved as counsel of record
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1. Pepper, Hot Pepper, Joseph T. Ergastolo, Esq., T. Ergastolo, Esq., David H. Kono, Esq., Esq., and Wright, Wright, Inc. v. Inc. v. L’Estrange L’Estrange & Ergastolo’s Ergastolo’s motions to be relieved relieved as counsel of mMax mMax record for plaintiff/cross-defendant record plaintiff/cross-defendant Hot Pepper, Inc., Inc., and Communicat Communicat ions, Inc. ions, Inc. XiaoLaJiao (Hong Kong) Technology cross-defendants XiaoLaJiao Technology Co. Ltd., Yuan Ning Sun, and Ltd., and Hot Pepper Mobile, Inc. are 2022- 2022- filing GRANTED, effective upon the filing of the proof of service of 01250772 01250772 orders the signed orders upon the clients. clients.
Wright, L’Estrange L’Estrange & Ergastolo is ORDERED to serve each client with their respective signed order via both mail and email, within within five hearing. five days of this hearing.
Jeffrey G. Huron, Esq. Jeffrey Esq. and Stinson Stinson LLP’s LLP’s motions motions to be to relieved as relieved as counsel counsel ofof record record for for cross-defendants cross-defendants XiaoLaJiao XiaoLaJiao (Hong Kong) Technology Co. Ltd., Yuan Ning Sun, and Hot Mobile, Inc. Pepper Mobile, Inc. are GRANTED, GRANTED, effective upon the the filing filing of the signed orders the proof of service of the signed orders upon the clients. the clients.
Stinson LLP Stinson LLP isis ORDERED ORDERED to serve each to serve each client client with with their their respective signed order via both mail and email, within five days of this hearing. hearing.
An order to An order to show show cause cause isis set set for June 26, for June 26, 2026 2026 at at 9:00 9:00 a.m. in Department C28. a.m. C28. At the hearing, the Court will the hearing, will prejudice the complaint of plaintiff Hot dismiss without prejudice Pepper, Inc. Pepper, Inc. and and strike strike the answer and the answer and enter enter default default for for cross-defendants Hot cross-defendants Hot Pepper, Pepper, Inc., Inc., XiaoLaJiao XiaoLaJiao (Hong (Hong Kong) Kong) Technology Technology Co.Co.
Ltd., Ltd., and and Hot Hot Pepper Pepper Mobile, Mobile, Inc. Inc. for for their their failure to appear through through counsel counsel unless they (1) substitute in new counsel before the hearing in hearing or (2)(2) appear at the hearing and hearing and show show good good cause cause otherwise. otherwise. (CLD(CLD Construction, Inc. Construction, Inc. v.v. City City of of San San Ramon Ramon (2004) (2004) 120 120 Cal. Cal. App. App. 44% 1141, 1146 th 1141, 1146 [holding [holding that a corporation corporation must through counsel]; appear through counsel]; Van Gundy v. v.
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The trial date of June June 8, 2026 is VACATED. VACATED. AA trial setting setting conference is conference is scheduled scheduled for for June June 26, 26, 2026 2026 at at 9:00 9:00 a.m. a.m. in in Department C28. Department C28.
Also on June Also on 26, 2026 June 26, 2026 atat 9:00 9:00 a.m. a.m. in in Department Department C28 C28 the the Court sets an order to show cause why cross-defendants Court sets an order to show cause why cross-defendants Guihong Long Guihong Long and and Qihua Qihua LinLin should should not not be be dismissed dismissed for for cross-complainants’ failure to serve these cross- cross-complainants’ defendants. C.C.P. defendants. C.C.P. §§ 583.210. 583.210. counsel Ergastolo shall give notice of this ruling. Moving counsel ruling.
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