Civil Procedure
May 21, 2026
Ruling delayed on Palisades Fire discovery dispute and late claims
A Los Angeles judge postponed ruling on an emergency discovery dispute in coordinated Palisades Fire litigation while ordering plaintiffs to organize thousands of late government claims into a comprehensive master chart.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday declined to immediately rule on fire victims' emergency discovery application in the coordinated Palisades Fire litigation, saying the parties bypassed informal procedures she requires before bringing discovery motions and that such disputes generally should not be decided on an ex parte basis.
"I think we have discussed ... that in any discovery motion, I will include the ex parte, you have to participate in an informal discovery conferen...
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