Colombo
Peter Colombo v. Palo Alto Unified School District, and others
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 PETER COLOMBO, Case No. 24-cv-0909 NC 12 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
13 v. AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
EXCLUDE EXPERT
PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL TESTIMONY DISTRICT, and others, Re: Dkt. 210 Defendants.
19 In this case, Plaintiff Peter Colombo alleges that three Palo Alto Unified School District officials violated his due process rights and the District retaliated against him following a false allegation made in January 2022 that Colombo raped a middle school student. Presented to the Court is Defendants’ motion to exclude expert testimony by five witnesses disclosed by Colombo. Dkt. 210. The expert witnesses are Saundra Schuster; Ken Whittemore; Mark Alifano; Dr. Jessica Chaudhary; and Dr. Barry Ben-Zion. Their reports and portions of their deposition transcripts are attached to Dkt. 210. The central issues presented in the…