Diaz
Diaz v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OWEN DIAZ, Case No. 3:17-cv-06748-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 185, 187, 188, 200 TESLA, INC., et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Owen Diaz’s Section 1981 claim against defendant Tesla, Inc. will proceed to trial on October 1, 2020. Before me are the parties’ motions in limine, many of which focus on which individuals can testify, what their testimony can encompass, and requested limits on the other side’s questioning. As I reminded the parties at the May 11, 2020 pretrial conference, this case is about Diaz and the work environment he experienced at the Tesla factory in Fremont. As described in more detail below, people who worked with and near Diaz will be permitted to testify broadly about that work environment, including unrelated incidents of racial harassment that allegedly gave Tesla notice that racial harassment was occurring. A. Diaz’s Motions 1. Ramon Martinez Diaz asks that I prevent…