Party Discovery: David Ridge vs. The California Highway Patrol

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                                CASE NUMBER: 34-2019-00265393                                          DEPARTMENT: 53
CASE TITLE: David Ridge v. The California Highway Patrol; and Does 1-100, inclusive,
PROCEEDINGS: Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Motion to Compel Signature on
Authorization Form and Compliance with Subpoena

                                  SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
                                     COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO


DATE/TIME        : August 29, 2022                                   DEPT. NO         53
JUDGE            : Richard K. Sueyoshi                               CLERK            J. Servantez
REPORTER         : None                                              BAILIFF          None


DAVID RIDGE,
                                                                     Case No.: 34-2019-00265393
          Plaintiff,




THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL;
and DOES 1-100, inclusive.
          Defendants.

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS:                Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Motion to
                                      Compel Signature on Authorization Form and Compliance with
                                      Subpoena

The Court rules on this matter without hearing. Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 166(a)(1); Sac. Sup. Ct. Local Rule
2.235(A); see also Wilburn v. Oakland Hospital (1989) 213 Cal.App.3d 1107, 1111. The Court has reviewed
the ex parte application and its supporting papers. No opposition papers were timely filed.

Defendant has filed an ex parte application for an order shortening time that would effectively advance the
currently set September 21, 2022 hearing date for Defendant's "Motion to Compel Signature on Authorizafion
Form and Compliance with Subpoena, and for Sanctions," which was filed on August 26, 2022.

The Court DENIES the ex parte application. As a preliminary matter, the Court notes that this is not a situation
where the next available hearing date provided by Court staff is significantly beyond the regular notice time
period in CCP 1005(b). In fact, given that the motion was filed on August 26, 2022, a September 21, 2022
hearing date appears to be only a single court day beyond the minimum 16 court days required under CCP
1005(b). As to Defendant's request to shorten this period to allow an earlier hearing date, the Courtfindsthat
Defendant has not demonstrated that the present status of this case constitutes good cause as required by CRC
3.1300(b). Of the reasons offered by Defendant, the most urgent is argued to be that after resolution of this
motion, document producfion must occur leading to Plaintiffs deposition, all in time to meet a December 16,
2022 deadline to file Defendant's motion for summary judgment. This does not constitute good cause to
advance the September 21, 2022 hearing date. However, the Court notes that should there be other delays in the
future caused by parties other than Defendant, this ruling shall not be construed as preventing Defendant from
seeking appropriate relief which the Court shall consider based upon the circumstances then existing.
CASE NUMBER: 34-2019-00265393                                          DEPARTMENT: 53
CASE TITLE: David Ridge v. The California Highway Patrol; and Does 1-100, inclusive,
PROCEEDINGS: Ex Parte Application for Order Shortening Time for Motion to Compel Signature on
Authorization Form and Compliance with Subpoena


                              CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY MAILING

        I, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Califomia, County of Sacramento, certify that I am not a party to
this cause, and on the date shown below I served the foregoing MINUTE ORDER by sending true copies
thereof, addressed respectively to the persons and email addresses shown below:

JAMES F. CURRAN                                          John P. Briscoe
1300 I Street, Suite 125                                 Mayall Huriey P.C.
P.O. Box 944255                                          2453 Grand Canal Blvd.,
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550                                Stockton, CA 95207


James.Curran(a),doi .ca.gov                               ibriscoe(a),mavallaw.com



       I, the undersigned Deputy Clerk, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.


       Dated: August 29, 2022


                                                          Superior Court of California,
                                                          County ofSacramento