MICHAEL GREGORY STITT VS. ZHEN PING KUANG ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24618570 - September 30, 2025 Hearing date: September 30, 2025 Case number: CGC24618570 Case title: MICHAEL GREGORY STITT VS. ZHEN PING KUANG ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24618570 | Case Title: | | MICHAEL GREGORY STITT VS. ZHEN PING KUANG ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-09-30 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD | Rulings: | | On the Law & Motion/Discovery calendar for Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Line 11, PLAINTIFF MICHAEL STITT, AN INDIVIDUAL'S, MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD.

Before the court is a Motion to be Relieved as Counsel from Counsel Jonah Anderson and Makkabi Law Group, APC, counsel of record for Plaintiff Michael Gregory Stitt. The motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The motion is, at best, incomplete or, at worst, fundamentally misleading.

Counsel identifies the next court date as "Hearing Re Master Calendar Jury" and represents it is on October 10, 2026. The court's review of the docket reveals no such hearing and no hearing on that date, Additionally, counsel represents trial "is not yet set." In fact, the docket shows trial is set for October 19, 2026. Counsel must carefully review and accurately represent the record in any such motion. These errors are serious and would necessarily lead to confusion and prejudice.

Further, if the motion is renewed, counsel must make every effort to disclose the reasons for the motion in their declaration. The court understands an in camera hearing is sometimes necessary. If counsel intends to rely on an in camera hearing, then counsel must be prepared to personally appear at the courthouse on the date noticed for the hearing so the in camera hearing can proceed.

No later than 8:30 am on September 30, 2025, Moving Parties shall lodge by email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org a proposed order containing the above text verbatim.

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) | |