Padilla
Padilla v. United States of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTHUR PADILLA, Case No.: 3:17-cv-1182-W-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING JOINT
MOTION ON DISCOVERY
v.
DISPUTE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant. [ECF Nos. 59, 65] 16 I. BACKGROUND On September 12, 2019, the Court held a telephonic status conference to attempt to resolve the present discovery dispute and to set a briefing schedule if the parties could not come to an agreement. ECF No. 56.1 This Joint Motion followed. ECF No. 65. The dispute arises from Plaintiff’s opposed request to reopen discovery for the sole purpose of allowing his medical expert, Dr. Ronald A. Simon, to present his response to Defendant’s experts’ opinions of August 2, 2019. ECF No. 65 at 1-3. Defendant already prevailed on a similar motion before the Magistrate Judge previously assigned to this case.
26 1 An earlier version of the same Joint Motion was mistakenly filed and later withdrawn by Plaintiff’s counsel. See ECF Nos. 59; 64.…