Pennington
Pennington v. Tetra Tech, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LINDA PARKER PENNINGTON, et al., Case No. 18-cv-05330-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE CLASS CERTIFICATION
v. AND EXCLUSION OF EXPERT
TETRA TECH, INC., et al., Defendants.
12 This order resolves plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, Dkt. No. 265, and defendants’ related motion to exclude the declaration of plaintiffs’ expert Brett Reynolds. Dkt. No. 276. The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed, and the motions are denied. DISCUSSION I. MOTION TO EXCLUDE OPINIONS OF BRETT REYNOLDS In support of certification, plaintiffs submitted a 9-page declaration of their proposed expert, Brett Reynolds. Dkt. No. 265-17. Reynolds is a licensed appraiser with 18 years of experience in the real estate industry. Id. He opined on “the two primary sources of economic damages incurred by Class Members” in this case. Id. ¶ 33. These are said to be: (1) “appreciation impairment / diminution in value” of the Parcel A…