Hon. Howard L. Halm
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court (Ret.)
Mediator • Arbitrator • Referee
Discovery Reference
- As a Superior Court Judge Assigned to both the Personal Injury Hub and an independent calendar court, Judge Halm presided over hundreds of Informal Discovery Conferences (“IDC”).
- As a result of Judge Halm’s efforts at mediating discovery disputes, he issued rulings on only 5 submitted discovery motions. Four of the rulings were the same as the “tentative-tentative” rulings at the IDC. In the remaining one, the ruling changed after considering the parties’ written arguments.