denied and the proceeding was marked off calendar by the Court pending completion of
discovery.
On November 13, 2009, Petitioner moved for an order (November 2009 Motion to Strike)
restoring the proceeding to the calendar, for an order granting access to do repairs, directing
Respondent to provide Petitioner with a set of keys for the Subject Premises, and for an order
striking Respondent's answer. That motion was adjourned a number of times by the parties,
through and including February 3, 2010.
On February 3, 2010, Respondent's counsel moved for permission to withdraw. Neither
Respondent, nor his GAL, appeared in opposition to the motion. Counsel asserted in the moving
papers that Respondent had engaged in frivolous motion practice independent of his attorney and
GAL, and that Respondent would no longer cooperate with counsel in defending the underlying
proceeding. The motion was granted on default by the Court (Hahn, J) pursuant to a written order
providing Respondent's counsel was relieved immediately. The order further adjourned and the
proceeding to March 9, 2010 for Respondent and/or the GAL to retain new counsel and serve
opposition papers to the November 2009 Motion to Strike, which was still pending.
On March 9, 2010, the GAL again failed to appear for the proceeding. The proceeding was
adjourned to April 14, 2010. On March 16, 2010 the Court (Hahn, J) issued an order sua
sponte relieving Francine Thompson as Respondent's GAL and indicating a new GAL would
be appointed. The order issued references that Ms. Thompson had indicated to Respondent's
prior counsel that she no longer wished to serve as Respondent's GAL. On March 19, 2010, the
Court (Hahn, J) issued an order appointing Thomas Giles as Respondent's new GAL. Mr. Giles