Central District of California grants pro hac vice filing in Blandon-Chevez v. Warden case

Javier Antonio Blandon-Chevez v. Warden, Desert View Facility et al is an active civil matter in Central District of California under docket 26-cv-02287.

The dispute currently identifies 5:26-cv-02287 Javier Antonio Blandon-Chevez on one side and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Warden, Desert View Facility on the other. The case is currently organized around Insurance coverage, bad faith, or claims handling, Federal jurisdiction and procedural posture, Current docket activity and next procedural step, Pending motions, orders, and near-term docket movement.

The available docket gives enough signal to track the case, but not enough to overstate the merits. This page will become more useful as filings, orders, hearings, and party appearances add detail.

On May 6, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The court granted a motion to admit a lawyer from out of state to represent a client in a case against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This motion is known as a Pro Hac Vice admission. The lawyer will now be allowed to participate in the case.

On May 1, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A Notice of Resources for ProSe Litigants was filed.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.