Huerta
Huerta v. County of Tulare
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAMIRO HUERTA, Case No. 1:17-cv-01446-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S EX
PARTE APPLICATION TO RE-OPEN
13 v. DISCOVERY
14 COUNTY OF TULARE, et al., (ECF No. 176). 15 Defendant.
17 Before the Court is Defendants’ ex parte application to re-open discovery for the limited purpose of taking a trial preservation testimony of Defendant Ronald Smith due to an illness that could prevent him from testifying at trial. (ECF No. 176). The Court set an expedited briefing schedule. (ECF No. 177). Defendants filed a notice of errata on January 17, 2024. (ECF No. 178). Plaintiff filed an opposition on January 22, 2024. (ECF No. 179). Defendants filed a reply brief on January 24, 2024. (ECF No. 180). The Court finds decision on the motion suitable for decision without oral argument. L.R. 230(g). I. BACKGROUND Non-expert discovery closed in this case on August 1, 2022. (ECF No. 108). A jury trial is set to begin on June 18, 2024.…