Pamela L. Morrison v. Universal City Studios, LLC

I.

DISCUSSION

A. Morrison’s MIL No. 1

Morrison’s MIL No. 1 seeks to exclude the testimony, reports, opinions, or any other evidence related to any and all Defense Expert Witnesses for failure to designate or disclose affirmative or rebuttal experts pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2). [Doc. # 29 at 1.]1 Defendants oppose on the basis that Defendants did not designate expert witnesses and did not identify any expert witnesses on the witness list. [Doc. # 47 at 1–2.] Indeed, the parties submitted their joint trial witness time estimate which lists only one witness for Defendants, Daniel Stucker, the Senior Director of Engineering and Safety, Control Systems and Functional Safety at Universal Studios. [Doc. # 32 at 5.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 24-2119-DMG (KESx) Date January 21, 2025

Title Pamela L. Morrison v. Universal City Studios, LLC, et al. Page 2 of 8

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