(PS) Terry v. Register Tapes Unlimited, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ROBERT TERRY, et al., No. 2:16-cv-00806 WBS AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER REGISTER TAPES UNLIMITED, et al., Defendants. 15 16 Before the court is defendants’ motion to allow designation of rebuttal expert witnesses. ECF No. 138. The motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) and taken under submission. Upon review of the papers, the motion is GRANTED, for the following reasons. I. Relevant Background This matter was removed from California state court on the basis of diversity and federal question jurisdiction on April 19, 2016. ECF No. 1. The scheduling order has been amended several times in this case, often by stipulation. The current close of discovery is July 3, 2020. ECF No. 147. Trial is set for November 3, 2020. ECF No. 127. The deadline to for defendants to depose plaintiffs’ experts is August 25, 2020. Id. The expert disclosure deadline was most 27 …