Kuigoua

BACKGROUND

On May 21, 2020, appellant filed an action against respondent alleging (1) professional negligence, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, and (3) promissory fraud. Respondent is an attorney who represented appellant in a family law matter. Appellant also approached respondent with a request to represent him in an employment law matter. Appellant alleged respondent orally promised to provide legal representation in the employment matter in exchange for monetary payment. The action arose from respondent’s alleged failure to appear at an eight-day hearing in the employment matter. On March 14, 2022, appellant’s then-attorney of record, Michael Labrum, filed a “Notice of Settlement and Request for Dismissal” in the professional negligence matter against respondent, which was granted.

Appellant also purports to appeal from the court’s denials of his two motions for reconsideration of the court’s order denying his motion to set aside the dismissal, which are not appealable orders. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1008, subd. (g).) However, because the order that was the subject of the motions for reconsideration is appealable, the denials of the motions for reconsideration are reviewable…