Disqualification of Respondent's co-counsel
1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 3 UNIFIED FAMILY COURT 4
5) 6 VIRGINIA C CHATHAM,) Case Number: FDI-23-798094) 7 Petitioner) Hearing Date: April 21, 2026) 8 VS.) Hearing Time: 9:00 AM) 9 REGGIO HEARN,) Department: 403) 10 Respondent) Presiding: BOBBY P. LUNA) 11) 12 REQUEST FOR ORDER RE DISQUALIFICATION OF RESPONDENTS CO-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 A. Procedural History 17 1) The parties to this proceeding are Petitioner Virginia C.
Chatham and Respondent Reggio Hearn. 18 2) On February 27, 2026, Petitioner filed a Request for Order (RFO) seeking the “disqualification of 19 Respondent’s co-counsel,” Rockford Hearn based on a conflict of interest. 20 3) On February 25, 2026, Petitioner filed Petitioner’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities ISO 21 Motion to Disqualify Counsel, which has been read and considered by the Court. 22 4) On March 4, 2026, Petitioner filed a Proof of Electronic Service stating that counsels for 23 Respondent had been timely served on March 4, 2026. 24 5) The Court notes that Respondent did not file a Responsive Declaration as of April 14, 2026.
At 25 the latest, any Responsive Declaration should have been served and filed no later than April 8, 26 2026. 27 B. Findings and Order 28 1) Petitioner’s unopposed request for disqualification of co-counsel, Rockford Hearn, as attorney of 29 record for Respondent is GRANTED. Attorney, Rockford Hearn is hereby disqualified as
1 attorney of record for Respondent and he may not act as counsel of record for Respondent in this 2 pending dissolution action. 3 2) Counsel for Petitioner shall prepare the Findings and Order After Hearing. 4 3) Preparation of Order: If you are directed by the court to prepare the order after hearing – within 5 10 calendar days of the hearing you must either: (a) Serve the proposed order to the other 6 party/counsel for approval, and follow the procedures set forth in CA Rules of Court, Rule 7 5.125(c), or (b) If the other party did not appear or the matter was uncontested, submit the 8 proposed order after hearing directly to the court. Failure to submit the order after hearing within 9 10 days may allow the other party to prepare a proposed order and submit it to the court in 10 accordance with CA Rules of Court, Rule 5.125(d). 11
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