Litwin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JAN LITWIN, Case No. 2:23-CV-01885 DJC-CSK 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO COMPEL

12 v. (ECF No. 20) 13 WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES

INSURANCE COMPANY,

14 Defendant. 15

16 17 Defendant Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company moves to compel 18 Plaintiff Jan Litwin to make his initial disclosures and to respond to Defendant’s 19 interrogatories and requests for production of documents, and to deem admitted 20 Defendant’s requests for admission.1 Def. Mot. Compel (ECF No. 20, 20-14). Pursuant 21 to Local Rule 251(e), Defendant’s motion is excepted from the requirement for a Joint 22 Statement re Discovery Disagreement and was noticed for an April 30, 2024 hearing. 23 See E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(e); Def. Mot. at 2 (ECF No. 20-14); Declaration of Karl A. Schulz 24 (ECF No. 20-1). Though Plaintiff’s response was due April 23, 2024, Plaintiff did not 25 respond to Defendant’s motion. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 251(e); Docket. As a result, the Court 26 vacated the April 30 hearing and…