Jose Martinez v. Charles L. Beck

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6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9

11 JOSE MARTINEZ, Case № 2:19-cv-02101-ODW (GJSx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v.

REOPEN DISCOVERY [46]

14 CHARLES BECK; MICHEL R. MOORE;

JERITT SEVERNS; LOS ANGELES

15 POLICE DEPARTMENT; COUNTY OF

LOS ANGELES; CITY OF LOS

ANGELES; STATE OF CALIFORNIA;

and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

19 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Re-Open Discovery for the Limited 22 Purpose of Taking Four Depositions of Party Witnesses. (Mot., ECF No. 46.) Having 23 considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deems this matter 24 appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. 25 L.R. 7-15. Accordingly, the hearing set for March 1, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., is VACATED. II. BACKGROUND Fact discovery closed in this action on March 30, 2020. (Scheduling Order 24, 28 ECF No. 20.) While discovery was open, Plaintiff did not conduct any depositions. 1 (See Decl. of…