BRUHN-POPIK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIANNE BRUHN-POPIK, Case No.: 3:17-cv-00488-AJB-MDD Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING DESIGNATED v. DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPTS 13 RICHARD SPENCER as acting, 14 Secretary of the United States Navy, Defendant.

16 In preparation for trial, the Court has ordered the parties to file to a joint statement of deposition designations and objections thereto. They have complied and the joint statement is on file as ECF. Doc. 133. The designations relate to two lay witnesses identified and deposed by and proffered by plaintiff. The Court has reviewed the designations and read the entirety of the transcripts. The designated portions and objections are lengthy, and the objections are substantially sustained as described below. The Court sees little need for oral argument on these matters and sets forth below its rulings on the admissibility and form of the designations. Objections…