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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MACARIA PEREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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JOHN MCNAMEE, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C06-5031 BZ

ORDER DENYING IN PART

MORBARK’S DAUBERT MOTION IN

LIMINE

Defendant Morbark’s Daubert motion to exclude the

testimony of plaintiffs’ experts Glen Stevick and Lisa Thomas

was DENIED IN PART in the Final Pretrial Order. The only

remaining issues are: 1) whether Stevick is qualified to

provide testimony regarding the need or sufficiency of

warnings; and 2) whether I should bar Stevick from testifying

regarding his opinions on the placement of the emergency

shutdown since such an opinion was not included in his Rule 26

report.

Having read plaintiffs supplemental opposition providing

excerpts from Stevick’s deposition setting forth his

qualifications to provide testimony on warnings, Morbark’s

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motion to exclude Stevick’s testimony regarding warnings is

DENIED.

Morbark’s motion to exclude Stevick’s opinions regarding

the placement of the emergency shutdown that were not

disclosed in his Rule 26(a)(2)(B) written report is GRANTED. 

Plaintiffs have not provided evidence that Stevick’s failure

to include the opinions in his report was “substantially

justified” or “harmless”. F.R.C.P. Rule 37(c)(1)(C). 

Accordingly, Stevick is precluded from presenting his opinions

regarding the placement of the emergency shutdown. Id. at

37(b)(2)(A)(ii).

A Daubert hearing is no longer necessary.

Dated: December 27, 2007

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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