Defendant’s (Orange County Global Medical Center) Motion for Leave to Augment Defendant’s Designation of Expert Witnesses (Motion), filed on 6-10-20 under ROA No. 407, is GRANTED.
Initially, the court notes it does not consider the evidence supported with the declaration of Steven E. Kushner (filed on 6-16-20 under ROA No. 405) submitted with Defendant’s Reply To Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant Orange County Global Medical Center’s Motion for Leave to Augment Designation of Expert Witnesses (Reply) filed on 6-16-20 under ROA No. 404. (Carbajal v. CWPSC, Inc. (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 227, 241.)
Code of Civil Procedure section 2034.610, states, “(a) On motion of any party who has engaged in a timely exchange of expert witness information, the court may grant leave to do either or both of the following: [¶] (1) Augment that party's expert witness list and declaration by adding the name and address of any expert witness whom that party has subsequently retained. [¶] (2) Amend that party'