Cejas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW A. CEJAS, Case No.: 14-CV-1923-JO-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTIONS TO

v. APPOINT EXPERT AND FOR EXPERT REPORTS (Doc. Nos. 145, DANIEL PARAMO, et al., 146.) Defendants. 16 Before the Court are two motions, namely Andrew A. Cejas’ (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Appoint Expert and Motion for Expert Reports. (Doc. Nos. 145, 146.) Plaintiff first moves the Court for appointment of an expert witness. (Doc. No. 145.) He also moves the Court for an order compelling Defendants’ production of their unretained expert witness’ report. (Doc. No. 146.) Having reviewed and considered Plaintiff’s submissions, the Court DENIES both Motions, addresses each in turn, and explains below. Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence governs Plaintiff’s request for an appointment of an expert witness. Rule 706(a) provides, “On a party’s motion or on its own, the court may order the parties to show…