Diaz
Diaz v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OWEN DIAZ, Case No. 17-cv-06748-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO CERTIFY
v. FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL
TESLA, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 333 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Owen Diaz moves to certify a recent order remitting his damages for interlocutory appeal. Oral argument is unnecessary and the hearing is VACATED. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). He has not identified a controlling question of law appropriate for immediate appellate review, so his motion is DENIED. He shall file a notice on the docket within 14 days stating whether he accepts or rejects the remittitur. BACKGROUND In October 2021, after a six-day trial, the jury Diaz $4.5 million in past compensatory damages, $2.4 million in future compensatory damages, and $130 million in punitive damages. Dkt. No. 301. In March 2022, I denied defendant Tesla, Inc.’s (“Tesla”) motion for judgment as a matter of law and conditionally denied…