Bonta
California Chamber of Commerce v. Rob Bonta, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; Council for Education and Research on Toxics
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF Case No. 2:19-cv-2019-DJC-JDP
COMMERCE,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 ROB BONTA, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, 16 Defendant; 17 And
COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH ON TOXICS,
Defendant-Intervenor.
21 This case was previously before the court for hearing on plaintiff’s motion to exclude intervening-defendant Council for Education and Research Toxics’s (“CERT”) expert testimony and monetary sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c). ECF Nos. 259 & 260. At the hearing, the court granted plaintiff’s motion to exclude CERT’s experts but deferred ruling on the request for monetary sanctions. ECF No. 261. The court now denies that request.
28 I. Background Under the court’s scheduling order, the parties had to make initial expert disclosures by December 15, 2023. ECF Nos. 246, 250. On that date, CERT served expert disclosures, 4 …