Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 4, 2020
One side challenges LA judge’s in-person meeting rule
Plaintiffs’ counsel asked Presiding Judge Kevin Brazile in a letter to suspend the enforcement of Judge Gregory W. Alarcon’s in-person meet-and-confer hearings.
A Los Angeles County judge's mandate that informal discovery disputes be litigated in person instead of over the court's video conferencing system has drawn an outcry from two plaintiffs' attorneys who say their safety is at risk. Attorneys for the defendant said the rule is proper and in-person hearings are more efficient.
Plaintiffs' counsel Robert Hennig and Dat T. Phan of Hennig Ruiz & Singh PC asked Presiding Judge
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