(PC) Hepner v. County of Tulare

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROGER HEPNER, Case No. 1:18-cv-00774-NODJ-EPG-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANDING DEFENDANT

COUNTY OF TULARE’S REQUEST FOR

v. ORDER AMENDING SCHEDULING

ORDER TO REOPEN EXPERT

COUNTY OF TULARE, et al., DISCOVERY TO ALLOW THE

DEFENDANT COUNTY OF TULARE TO

Defendants. DISCLOSE A REPLACEMENT EXPERT

(ECF No. 145, 150) Roger Hepner (“Plaintiff”), represented by counsel, is proceeding in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Defendant County of Tulare’s motion to amend the scheduling order to reopen expert witness discovery to allow the Defendant County of Tulare to disclose a replacement expert. (ECF No. 145, 150). For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion. Defendant County of Tulare previously designated George Williams as a Use of Force expert. However, following his deposition, Mr. Williams indicated that he cannot continue as an expert witness on…