“Heartless” Ex Parte Motion for Sanctions Denied Because There Was No “Fire”
E-Discovery LLC
JULY 26, 2025
“Lawyers must understand that filing an ex parte motion … is the forensic equivalent of standing in a crowded theater and shouting, ‘Fire!’ There had better be a fire.” … There is no fire here.” Artis Revenue Advocates, LLC v. West , 2025 WL 2014311 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 26, 2025)(citation omitted). Here, the ex parte motion was filed two days after opposing counsel’s wife had given birth.
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