Elsayed Mukhtar v. California State University, Hayward

299 F.3d 1053 Mohamed Osman ELSAYED MUKHTAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD, a public entity, Carlos Navarro and Norma Rees, employees of the California State University in their Official and Individual Capacities, Defendants-Appellants. No. 01-15565. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 2002. Filed August 7, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Felicia R. Reid, Curiale Dellaverson Hirschfeld Kraemer & Sloan, LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause for the defendants-appellants. Fania E. Davis, Oakland, CA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee; Darryl Parker, Seattle, Washington, was on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Claudia Wilken, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-97-02566-CW. Before O'SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge. * OPINION O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge. 1 We must decide whether the district court fulfilled its obligation to ensure that the testimony of an expert witness was sufficiently reliable before it was presented to the jury. 2 * California State University, Hayward…