Stolz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Edward Royce Stolz, II, No. 2:18-cv-01923-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, 1S Defendants. 16 17 Defendant Travelers Commercial Insurance Company moves to exclude the opinions of 19 four experts identified by plaintiff Edward Stolz in this insurance coverage dispute. Stolz’s 20 disclosures did not comply with Rule 26(a)(2) and this court’s scheduling orders, and he has not shown his noncompliance was substantially justified or harmless. The motion is granted. 22 I. BACKGROUND Years ago, heavy rain in El Dorado County damaged a house on one of Stolz’s properties. Compl. § 2, Notice of Removal Ex. A, ECF No. 1-1. He submitted an insurance claim to 25 Travelers. /d. 43. After investigating, Travelers decided the damages were excluded from coverage, and it denied his claim. /d. Stolz filed this action to challenge the denial. See id. …