Nguyen v. Lucatero

# Case Name Tentative

50. Nguyen v. Attorney Hoan N. Nguyen of Wow Law Group, APC’s Lucatero Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record for Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen 2025- 01450476 Attorney Hoan N. Nguyen of Wow Law Group, APC’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record for Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen is DENIED as MOOT.

A substitution of attorney has been filed indicating that Plaintiff has consented to the substitution of Bobbi Bolton, Esq. of Pacific Coast Injury Law Center for Hoan N. Nguyen of Wow Law Group, APC as Plaintiff’s counsel of record. (ROA 64.)

Attorney Richard Kwak, Esq. of Pacific Coast Injury Law Center’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record for Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen

Attorney Richard Kwak, Esq. of Pacific Coast Injury Law Center’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record for Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen is GRANTED.

Service on Plaintiff and counsel of the other parties was proper, and all required forms were filed pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1362.

Accordingly, Richard Kwak, Esq. and Pacific Coast Injury Law Center are relieved as counsel of record for Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen.

The order will take effect once moving attorney files proof of service of this Order on Plaintiff Mai T. Nguyen.

Moving attorney to provide notice of this ruling.

51. Brown v. Defendant City of Newport Beach’s demurrer to Plaintiff Craig City of Brown’s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is SUSTAINED. Newport (Code Civ. Proc. §430.10, subd. (e).) Beach Defendant renews its demurrer to Plaintiff’s Third Cause of 2025- Action for Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation, 01476699 which the court previously found to be inadequately pleaded. (ROA 51.) Plaintiff’s SAC added paragraph 81, which reads: “Plaintiff requested, as a reasonable accommodation (and per Defendant’s mandated duty to investigate) and in order for Plaintiff to return to workplace free from retaliation and harassment, that Defendant conduct an investigation related to his disclosures of unlawful conduct. Plaintiff also requested, as a reasonable accommodation, that he be reassigned to a