Motion to be Relieved as Counsel
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4
5) 6 MAKENZIE SHECKELLS,) Case Number: FDI-25-802212) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: July 30, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 MOLHAM KAYALI,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: JPT JUDITH E. HARDING) 11) 12 MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL 13 TENTATIVE RULING 14 Having read and considered the pleadings, declarations, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the 15 Court makes the following findings and orders: 16 1) The parties are Petitioner Makenzie Sheckells and Respondent Molham Kayali. 17 2) On 6/11/26, attorneys for Respondent, H. “Raja” S.
Gill and Kyle Collett of Gill Law Group, PC 18 (hereafter “Counsel”), filed a Request for Order and supportive 19 declaration asking to be relieved as counsel due to a break down in the attorney-client 20 relationship. 21 3) Counsel’s request to be relieved as counsel is GRANTED as the Court finds it is unopposed. 22 4) Counsel shall lodge an Order Granting Attorney’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel (MC-053) 23 which the Court will execute and mail a copy of the fully executed MC-053 to Counsel. 24 5) Counsel must then serve a copy of the fully executed MC-053 on their client and file a Proof of 25 Service demonstrating service with the Court. 26 6) Counsel shall also prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 27 7) Preparation of Order: If you are directed by the court to prepare the order after hearing – within 28 10 calendar days of the hearing you must either: (a) Serve the proposed order to the other 29 party/counsel for approval, and follow the procedures set forth in CA Rules of Court, Rule
1 5.125(c), or (b) If the other party did not appear or the matter was uncontested, submit the 2 proposed order after hearing directly to the court. Failure to submit the order after hearing within 3 10 days may allow the other party to prepare a proposed order and submit it to the court in 4 accordance with CA Rules of Court, Rule 5.125(d). 5
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