John Utne v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN UTNE,

Case No. 16-cv-01854-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER ON MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE EXPERT REPORTS AND MOTION TO

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., DECERTIFY CLASS

13 Defendant.

15 I. Introduction Following the close of discovery in this class action alleging violations of California wage and hour laws, Lead Plaintiff John Utne and Defendant Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (“Home Depot”) brought a series of motions. This order addresses three of those motions: Plaintiff’s motion to exclude the expert report of Robert Crandall pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, Home Depot’s motion to exclude the reports of two of Plaintiff’s expert witnesses pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 37, and Home Depot’s motion to decertify the class.1 For all the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s motion to exclude the Crandall Report is granted in part and denied in part. Home Depot’s motion to…