Onwukeme
Onwukeme v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 GERALD ONWUKEME, ET AL., CASE NO. 19-cv-07263-YGR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO EXCLUDE
vs. TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT’S EXPERT
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 33 Defendant.
On December 9, 2020, plaintiffs filed a Motion to Exclude Testimony of defendant’s retained expert S.C. Mummert under Federal Rule 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993). (Dkt. No. 33.) Having carefully considered the briefing and arguments submitted on the motion, and for the reasons stated on the record at the January 12, 2021 hearing, the Court DENIES plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Testimony. As discussed at the hearing, given the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court hereby VACATES the February 22, 2021 trial date to be reset at a later date. The expert discovery cutoff is CONTINUED to January 29, 2021. The deadline for the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement and the Trial Readiness…