KJ-Park, LLC v. Match Group, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 KJ-PARK, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-02346-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT
OPINION OF ERIK SCHOENNAUER
MATCH GROUP, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 98 Defendants.
13 I. BACKGROUND This federal diversity action arises out of a commercial lease agreement for a three-story building located at 2555 Park Boulevard in the City of Palo Alto, California (“City”). Plaintiff KJ-Park, LLC (“KJ-Park”) retained Erik Schoennauer, a land use consultant, to testify about land use entitlement and permitting procedures relating to the subject property. See Dkt. No. 110-5 at ECF 5. Defendants Match Group, Inc. and Match Group, LLC (collectively, “Match Group” or “defendants”) move to exclude Mr. Schoennauer’s opinions, primarily on the ground that his opinions are impermissible legal conclusions and that his opinions regarding KJ-Park’s alleged vested right with respect to…