Goro
Goro v. Flowers Foods, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SIMON GORO, et al., Case No.: 17-cv-02580-JO-JLB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. EX PARTE APPLICATION TO
AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER TO
FLOWERS FOODS, INC., et al.,
ADD EXPERT WITNESS
Defendants. [ECF No. 229] 16 17 18 Before the Court is Defendants’ Ex Parte Application to Amend the Scheduling Order wherein Defendants’ include a motion for leave to add expert witness Basil Imburgia to their expert witness disclosures (the “Motion”). (See ECF No. 229.) Plaintiffs filed an opposition thereto on February 8, 2022. (ECF No. 232.) Defendants filed a reply on February 11, 2022. (ECF No. 233.) The Court finds this motion suitable for ruling on the papers pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d). For the reasons discussed below, this Court DENIES the Motion. I. BACKGROUND This case centers around Plaintiffs’ allegation that Defendants willfully 28 …