My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: CA
I was cited for going 46 mph in a 35 mph zone (CVC 22350). For what it matters, I thought my speed was around 39-4. The officer said he paced me but the citation does not indicate the distance when he first saw my vehicle. (He was at least a city block behind me when he started to close in and his higher speed could’ve created a distortion.)
About 20 days ago, I submitted an Informal Discovery Request to the LA County DA and the law enforcement agency asking for calibration logs, officer’s notes, etc. The DA sent a canned letter referring my request to the police department; the police department hasn’t responded (yet).
In a couple of days I will be requesting a Trial by Declaration, so I guess I still have some time before the submission of my TBD. In the meantime, I would like to submit a Motion to Compel, but am confused about some of the details.
1) Should I refer in my TBD that my Informal Discovery Request was not honored and should I attach the Motion to Compel to my TBD?
2) Do I have to go to the local courthouse in order to file the Motion to Compel?
3) Is the Motion to Compel going to be decided by a separate judge (other than the one who rules on the TBD)?
4) Finally, is it required that the officer write down the distance at which he first noticed my vehicle and started closing in? Similarly, should the citation include the police vehicle number?
Thank you so much for all your responses!

