"Z" v. Worley

3 Citing cases

  1. FMC Corp. v. Vendo Co.

    196 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (E.D. Cal. 2002)   Cited 56 times
    Granting motion to quash subpoenas of settling defendants' experts even though expert reports had been exchanged and where the movant did not show that the experts had unique expertise otherwise unavailable by other experts in the field

    Summary adjudication may be used to dispose of affirmative defenses. See "Z" v. Worley, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9476 (disposing of affirmative defense to battery claim on summary adjudication); Sterling Bank v. Sterling Bank Trust, 928 F. Supp. 1014 (1996). The procedure under Rule 56(d) is designed to be ancillary to a summary judgment motion.

  2. California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Diablo Grande, Inc.

    209 F. Supp. 2d 1059 (E.D. Cal. 2002)   Cited 19 times
    Holding that a construction site "is itself a single point source," in addition to the other individual point sources within it

    Summary adjudication may be used to dispose of affirmative defenses. See "Z" v. Worley, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9476 (disposing of affirmative defense to battery claim on summary adjudication); Sterling Bank v. Sterling Bank Trust, 928 F. Supp. 1014 (1996). The procedure under Rule 56(d) is designed to be ancillary to a summary judgment motion.

  3. California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Diablo Grande, Inc.

    CIV-F-00-5979 OWW SMS (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2002)

    Summary adjudication may be used to dispose of affirmative defenses. See "Z" v. Worley, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9476 (disposing of affirmative defense to battery claim on summary adjudication); Sterling Bank v. Sterling Bank Trust, 928 F. Supp. 1014 (1996). The procedure under Rule 56(d) is designed to be ancillary to a summary judgment motion.