Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Re: Can you please explain this cal. civ. pro.

You must first try and resolve your discovery situation with opposing counsel before seeking court intervention. It is very important for you to show the court that you were trying to be reasonable with your opponent about the course of action you want the court to order. Make sure all your written efforts are courteous and respectful regardless of how opposing counsel behaves. Write these written communications as if the judge was looking over you shoulder.

Ex parte motions require you to follow Cal. Rules of Court #s 3.1200 - 3.1207 to the letter, as well as any specific requirements which the individual judge has about the ex parte procedure (i.e. such as when your ex parte papers are due the day before the ex parte proceedings). The judge's requirements are often on-line or available from his courtroom clerk. In this case it would be called an Ex Parte Motion to Reopen Discovery. You may wish to include an alternate request for an order shortening time to an earlier time than a noticed motion if the court decides that it doesn't want to grant your request ex parte, but may consider it on a noticed motion basis on shortened time ("...; or, in the alternative, for an Order Shortening Time for the Hearing of a Motion to Reopen Discovery).

Re: Can you please explain this cal. civ. pro.

This is one of the many reasons why you need to hire an attorney.