Munoz
Munoz v. PHH Mortgage Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EFRAIN MUNOZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., No. 1:08-cv-00759-MMB-BAM 6 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION v. TO EXCLUDE PLAINTIFFS’ EXPERT TESTIMONY PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, et al., 13 Defendants. Defendants move (ECF 530) to exclude the testimony of Plaintiffs’ four proposed expert witnesses, arguing that (1) they lack sufficient knowledge or experience relevant to the issues in this case to qualify as experts for purposes of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and (2) their opinions fail to satisfy Rule 702’s requirement of reliability and relevance. ECF 530, at 2. Plaintiffs oppose; they contend that Defendants’ motion amounts to an attempt to relitigate issues the court has already decided1 and that the witnesses’ testimony is relevant, reli- able, and based on specialized knowledge and…