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Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 36

WILLIAM JAMES MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. TWIN GALAXIES, LLC; and Does 1-10, inclusive, Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCV12592

Hearing Date: 11/12/2020

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE: Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave from CCP § 425.16 Discovery Stay

Plaintiff’s motion is denied as moot.

Motion for Leave from Discovery Stay

Plaintiff moves the court for an order lifting the stay on discovery proceedings imposed by CCP section 425.16(g), which remains in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion. (CCP § 425.16(g).) “The court, on noticed motion and for good cause shown, may order that specified discovery be conducted notwithstanding this subdivision.” (Id.) Plaintiff’s grounds are the need to take the deposition testimony of Mr. Walter Day, who Plaintiff asserts is elderly and infirm and has recently experienced health concerns requiring intermitte