Seipel

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Quentin Rhoades (Rhoades) appeals for review of the district court’s interlocutory order denying Defendants Appellee Joseph Seipel’s (Seipel) motion in limine to exclude expert reports on the condition that Rhoades — counsel for plaintiff Olympic Coast Investment, Inc. (OCI) — reimburse Seipel for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in preparing the motion. We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s imposition of discovery sanctions. Yeti by Molly, Ltd. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., 259 F.3d 1101, 1105-06 (9th Cir.2001). Because the district court had the authority under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f) to sanction Rhoades for failing to comply with the court’s scheduling order, we affirm on that basis and do not reach the question whether Rule 37(c)(1) authorizes the imposition of attorney’s fees against counsel.

I.

To facilitate discovery, the district court issued a scheduling order requiring that OCI disclose liability and damage experts by June 4, 2004. The order required expert reports to “be complete, comprehensive, accurate, and tailored to the issues on which the expert is expected to testify,” and warned that “[a]n…