Judge: Jill Feeney, Case: 19STCV27144, Date: 2023-01-12 Tentative Ruling

 PLEASE NOTE:    

The parties are encouraged to meet and confer concerning this tentative ruling to determine if there is an agreement to submit.  

Regardless of whether there is any such agreement, each party who wishes to submit must send an email to the Court at SSCdept30@LACourt.org indicating the party's intention to submit. 

Include the word "SUBMITS" in all caps and the case number in the subject line of the email and in the body provide the date and time of the hearing, your name, your contact information, the party you represent, whether that party is a plaintiff, defendant, cross-complainant, cross-defendant, claimant, or non-party.  

If a party submits but still intends to appear at the hearing, include the words "SUBMITS BUT WILL APPEAR" in the subject line of the email. 

If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar. 

Unless all the parties have submitted, the Court will hear argument from any party that appears at the hearing and wishes to argue. The Court may change its tentative as a result of the argument and adopt the changed tentative as the final order at the end of that hearing, even if all the parties are not present. 

Be advised that after the Court has posted/issued a tentative ruling, the Court has the inherent authority to prohibit the withdrawal of said motion and may adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.     


Case Number: 19STCV27144    Hearing Date: January 12, 2023    Dept: 30

Department 30, Spring Street Courthouse
January 12, 2023
19STCV27144 
Motion to Reopen Discovery filed by Defendant Kelly Ann Bortman

DECISION 

Defendant’s motion is granted in that expert discovery is reopened so that all parties may complete the depositions of previously designated experts.

Since discovery has been reopened, experts Dr. Rhee and Dr. Alberstone are not precluded from testifying at trial.

The Court is setting a status conference re: schedule of expert depositions for January 19, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. The parties are ordered to file and email to the Department 30 document email address on or before January 18, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. an agreed upon schedule for the completion of expert depositions, including specific dates for each expert that have been cleared with counsel and the expert.

Moving party to provide notice and to file proof of service of such notice within five court days after the date of this order.