TAD NGUYEN VS. AMANDA REID ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Friday, September 19, 2025, Line 4. CROSS DEFENDANTs TAD NGUYEN, GOLD COAST D&D, LLC, and KIM-DUNG NGUYEN's MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD.

Cross-defendant Gold Coast D&D, LLC's counsel Daniel McLennon, Lori M. Kidd and Smith Currie Oles LLP's Motion to be Relieved as Counsel is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. In its motion, counsel reports a trial date of October 6, 2025-only ten court days away. Defendant and Cross-Complainant opposes the requested relief absent extensive conditions. Given the record as a whole and the imminent trial date, the court declines to exercise its discretion in favor of entering an order relieving counsel at this time.

If the parties secure a continuance of the trial date, counsel may renew its request. The parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding counsel's withdraw before any new motion on that issue is filed. Moving counsel must lodge a proposed order that includes the above text no later than 8:30 am on September 19, 2025. Counsel shall send the proposed order by email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org.

For the 9:00 a.m. calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely or in person. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. (Dept. 302 Zoom ID 160 409 7690; Passcode 516287.) To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number.

Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing. Counsel for the prevailing party is required to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and must email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.

The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address =(302/JMQ) | |