Figueroa
Figueroa v. Kern County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VICENTE BENAVIDES FIGUEROA, No. 1:19-cv-00558-KES-CDB Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING COUNTY OF KERN’S
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF
KERN COUNTY, et al. DENIAL OF REQUEST TO EXTEND
REBUTTAL EXPERT DISCLOSURE
Defendants. DEADLINE Doc. 108 17 Plaintiff Vicente Benavides Figueroa (“Figueroa”) brought this civil rights and negligence action against several defendants after the California Supreme Court vacated his criminal conviction. Plaintiff alleges that due to defendants’ misconduct he served 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The parties jointly moved for an order extending certain case management dates as plaintiff’s expert witness was unavailable to appear for deposition due to unexpected medical reasons. Doc. 102. Defendant County of Kern (“County of Kern”) separately moved, after the expiration of the rebuttal expert disclosure deadline, for a nunc pro tunc…