Diaz

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 OWEN DIAZ, Case No. 3:17-cv-06748-WHO

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 185, 187, 188, 200 10 TESLA, INC., et al., Defendants. 11

12 13 Plaintiff Owen Diaz’s Section 1981 claim against defendant Tesla, Inc. will proceed to trial 14 on October 1, 2020.1 Before me are the parties’ motions in limine, many of which focus on 15 which individuals can testify, what their testimony can encompass, and requested limits on the 16 other side’s questioning. As I reminded the parties at the May 11, 2020 pretrial conference, this 17 case is about Diaz and the work environment he experienced at the Tesla factory in Fremont. As 18 described in more detail below, people who worked with and near Diaz will be permitted to testify 19 broadly about that work environment, including unrelated incidents of racial harassment that 20 allegedly gave Tesla notice that racial harassment was occurring. 21 A. Diaz’s Motions 22 1. Ramon Martinez 23 Diaz asks that I prevent…