San Luis Obispo County (San Luis Obispo)
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Judge Tana Coates might be a new civil judge, but she’s already firm on what she expects: lots of dialogue before trial.
She’s penned a four-page case management order outlining everything she’d like to see completed — or at least attempted — including informal discovery conferences.
If there’s no agreement on a binding discovery order, Coates said she encourages infor... (continued)
