Munoz

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 EFRAIN MUNOZ, individually and on 4 behalf of all others similarly situated, 5 et al., No. 1:08-cv-00759-MMB-BAM 6 7 Plaintiffs, ORDER RESPECTING 8 PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION 9 v. TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY 10 OF KEVIN MADIGAN 11 PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, 12 et al., 13 14 Defendants. 15 Plaintiffs move (ECF 570) to exclude two separate aspects of the pro- 16 posed testimony of Defendants’ rebuttal expert witness Kevin M. Madigan. The 17 court considers each in turn. 18 I 19 Plaintiffs contend that Madigan’s challenged testimony goes beyond the 20 proper scope of rebuttal because it responds only to assumptions Plaintiffs’ 21 counsel provided to their expert, Robert E. Hoyt, who rendered no analysis or 22 opinion about whether those assumptions are correct. ECF 570, at 2. Instead, 23 Plaintiffs contend, Madigan’s opinions “address ultimate issues that are essen-…