Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARISA MARTINEZ, Case No.: 19-CV-1195-GPC-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF’S

SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERT

COSTCO WHOLSESALE

REPORT

CORPORATION,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission.” At least that is what Plaintiff, Marisa Martinez, (“Plaintiff” or “Martinez”) thought. In this discovery dispute Plaintiff seeks this Court’s forgiveness for her abuse of set discovery deadlines. She could have sought permission to have deadlines extended but chose not to. But even the adage does not do justice to Plaintiff’s cavalier approach to discovery. Plaintiff’s Opposition to Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (“Defendant” or “Costco”) Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Supplemental Expert Report blatantly defends Plaintiff’s failure to timely serve her supplemental expert report by three days – all without rhyme, reason, or a shred of…