Farrell
Farrell v. Home Depot USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHANIE FARRELL, No. 2:19-cv-01402 TLN AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.; et al. and
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15 Defendants.
17 This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to exclude expert testimony at trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c)(1). ECF No. 31. This discovery motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). Upon review of the record and the parties’ briefs, the motion will be GRANTED in part and DENIED in part for the following reasons. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff Stephanie Farrell filed her complaint in state court; it was removed to this court on grounds of diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges she was a customer at Home Depot in Sacramento, California when she was struck with an improperly loaded cart being pushed by an employee on the premises, causing her 28 …