Cortes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANGELICA CORTES, et al., ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-00909-LJO-JLT ) Plaintiffs, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION ) TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY v. ) ) (Doc. 23) KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF )

SCHOOLS,

Defendant. ) ) )

On June 28, 2019, Defendant filed a motion seeking to exclude testimony of Karen Schnee and Gary Katz. (Doc. 23.) For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion to exclude testimony is GRANTED. I. Background On April 12, 2019, Plaintiffs provided Defendant with expert witness statements for two witnesses they intended to offer at trial as experts, Karen Schnee and Gary Katz. (Doc. 23 at 3, Doc. 23-1.) The statements include their qualifications and experience, areas of expertise, a sentence describing the topics on which they would opine and the amount they would be paid. (Doc. 23-1 at 2- 11). As to Karen Schnee, the plaintiffs reported: “Expert testimony will include Ms. Schnee’s…