MITCHELL vs KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al.

24CV072687: MITCHELL vs KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al. 08/18/2026 Order to Show Cause Re: for Jeremy Pollack in Department 19

Tentative Ruling - 08/13/2026 Joscelyn Jones

ORDER RE: CASE MANAGEMENT AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

The Court has ordered the following after review of the case.

Plaintiff's attorney Jeremy Pollack is ordered to APPEAR BY ZOOM TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS OF $500.00 SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED AGAINST HIM FOR FAILING TO FILE A TIMELY CMC STATEMENT FOR THE 7/14/2026. Carter Zinn was listed as the handling attorney, but Jeremey Pollack said he was the assigned handling attorney and was responsible for filing the CMC statement for the 7/14/2026 CMC. The electronic case file now reflects Jeremy Pollack as the handling attorney for Plaintiff.

RULES FOR CONTESTING THIS TENTATIVE ORDER If a party wishes to contest this Tentative Case Management Order, they must indicate on-line and by emails to Department 19 and all other counsel by 11 a.m. on August 18, 2026. The matter will then be set for an in-person or on-line conference at 3:00 p.m. on either August 18, 2026, or an alternate date. If no party requests such a hearing, the Tentative Order will become final. Dept19@alameda.courts.ca.gov

Unless ordered otherwise, remote appearances by Zoom are the default for all law & motion, case management and compliance hearings in Dept.

19. Remote appearance requires an oncamera appearance by all counsel and/or parties. Every counsel and/or party who appear remotely must have a sufficient WiFi connection for substantial visual and audio connectivity with the Court. Telephone connectivity does not constitute appearance.

The Zoom link for remote appearance in Dept. 19 is: Join ZoomGov Meeting https://alameda-courts-ca-gov.zoomgov.com/j/16079455282 Meeting ID: 160 7945 5282

Posting of this Zoom link for authorized remote appearance DOES NOT PERMIT REMOTE APPEARANCE BY ZOOM TO COUNSEL AND/OR PARTY WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO APPEAR IN PERSON IN DEPT.

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When a MANDATORY in person court appearance is ordered, reliance on this Zoom link information will not be a justification, meritorious argument or good cause excuse for not appearing in person in Dept.

19. An entry in the eCourt Portal of a Contest to this tentative case management order DOES NOT PERMIT ANY COUNSEL TO APPEAR REMOTELY BEFORE THE COURT VIA ZOOM. 24CV072687: MITCHELL vs KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al. 08/18/2026 Order to Show Cause Re: for Jeremy Pollack in Department 19 The Court orders counsel to obtain a copy of this order from the eCourt portal.