Mission Power Engineering Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

EDWARDS, United States Magistrate Judge.

“Ex parte applications have reached epidemic proportions in the Central District.” Judge Rymer warned us of this in 1989 in In re Intermagnetics America, Inc., 101 B.R. 191 (C.D.Cal.1989). Since then the abusive use of ex parte motions has worsened. This abuse is detrimental to the administration of justice and, unless moderated, will increasingly erode the quality of litigation and present ever-increasing problems for the parties, their lawyers, and for the court.

Before the court now is plaintiff’s ex parte application…