On February 14, 2019 a
Order
was filed
involving a dispute between
Polzin Jorge,
and
The Regents Of The University Of California,
for civil
in the District Court of Los Angeles County.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Civil Division
Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 74
19STCV04889 June 7, 2021
JORGE POLZIN vs UCLA HEALTH 8:30 AM
Judge: Honorable Michelle Williams Court CSR: Cesar Rodriguez, CSR #13269
(Remotely)
Judicial Assistant: C. Guerrero ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: R. Cruz Deputy Sheriff: None
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): Tessa Mar King (Video)
For Defendant(s): Lyle Chan (Video)
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses
The matter is called for hearing.
The tentative ruling has been posted online for counsel to review.
After hearing argument from counsel, the Court adopts its tentative ruling as the Order of the
Court as follows:
The Motion to Compel Defendant's Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set Five
and Request for Sanctions filed by Jorge Polzin on 03/02/2021 is Denied.
Plaintiff moves for an order compelling further responses to request for production, set five.
Standard
Pursuant to CCP § 2024.020 “[e]xcept as otherwise provided in this section, any party shall be
entitled as a matter of right to complete discovery proceedings on or before the 30th day, and to
have motions concerning discovery heard on or before the 15th day, before the date initially set
for the trial of the action. Except as provided in subdivision (e), a continuance or postponement
of the trial date does not operate to reopen discovery proceedings.”
This motion is untimely.
Trial was originally scheduled for February 16, 2021, meaning that any discovery motion should
have been brought by February 1, 2021. (Chan Decl., ¶ 14) Plaintiff filed the instant motion on
March 2, 2021, past the motion cutoff date. Though the Court continued trial to June 14, 2021, it
did not continue the discovery cutoff date. (Chan Decl., ¶ 14; CCP § 2024.020 [“a continuance or
Minute Order Page 1 of 2
Document Filed Date
June 07, 2021
Case Filing Date
February 14, 2019
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Civil Division Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 74 19STCV04889 June 7, 2021 JORGE POLZIN vs UCLA HEALTH 8:30 AM Judge: Honorable Michelle Williams Court CSR: Cesar Rodriguez, CSR #13269 (Remotely) Judicial Assistant: C. Guerrero ERM: None Courtroom Assistant: R. Cruz Deputy Sheriff: None APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff(s): Tessa Mar King (Video) For Defendant(s): Lyle Chan (Video) NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses The matter is called for hearing. The tentative ruling has been posted online for counsel to review. After hearing argument from counsel, the Court adopts its tentative ruling as the Order of the Court as follows: The Motion to Compel Defendant's Responses to Request for Production of Documents, Set Five and Request for Sanctions filed by Jorge Polzin on 03/02/2021 is Denied. Plaintiff moves for an order compelling further responses to request for production, set five. Standard Pursuant to CCP § 2024.020 “[e]xcept as otherwise provided in this section, any party shall be entitled as a matter of right to complete discovery proceedings on or before the 30th day, and to have motions concerning discovery heard on or before the 15th day, before the date initially set for the trial of the action. Except as provided in subdivision (e), a continuance or postponement of the trial date does not operate to reopen discovery proceedings.” This motion is untimely. Trial was originally scheduled for February 16, 2021, meaning that any discovery motion should have been brought by February 1, 2021. (Chan Decl., ¶ 14) Plaintiff filed the instant motion on March 2, 2021, past the motion cutoff date. Though the Court continued trial to June 14, 2021, it did not continue the discovery cutoff date. (Chan Decl., ¶ 14; CCP § 2024.020 [“a continuance or Minute Order Page 1 of 2