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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement (Insurance)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART WAUSAU'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE WITNESSES; ORDER

ENLARGING TIME TO CONDUCT CERTAIN DISCOVERY—No. C-06-03002 RMW

MAG

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 1/14/08

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE

COMPANY, a California Corporation,

Defendant.

No. C-06-03002 RMW

ORDER DENYING WAUSAU'S MOTION

TO EXCLUDE WITNESSES; ORDER

ENLARGING TIME TO CONDUCT

CERTAIN DISCOVERY

[Re Docket Nos. 228, 246]

Plaintiff Employers Insurance of Wausau ("Wausau") moves to prevent two witnesses

designated as experts by defendant California Water Service Company ("Cal. Water"), Dr. Stephen

Wheatcraft and Patrick Hubbard, from testifying as experts at trial because their expert reports were

late, deficient or both. Wausau contends that it has been prejudiced, at least in part, because it has

been unable to prepare properly for discovery. The court denies Wausau's motion. The court finds

that any prejudice from these late or deficient disclosures can be remedied by permitting (1) Wausau

to take a supplemental deposition of Dr. Wheatcraft; (2) Mr. Hubbard's deposition to go forward as

currently scheduled; and (3) Mr. Juncal to revise his report. Dr. Wheatcraft's supplemental

deposition shall be at Cal. Water's expense and shall not exceed three hours. 

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART WAUSAU'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE WITNESSES; ORDER

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Cal. Water appears to believe that Mr. Juncal may have a conflict of interest severe enough

to prevent his testimony on Wausau's behalf as an expert witness and that it may discover further

information regarding this conflict during Mr. Juncal's deposition, which is currently scheduled to

occur after Mr. Hubbard's deposition. Although, as stated at the hearing on this matter, the court

finds Cal. Water's case for disqualifying Mr. Juncal to be extremely weak, it will be permitted to

move to disqualify Mr. Juncal within 10 days of his deposition, assuming that such a motion is

appropriate based on additional information discovered at his deposition. The parties' time to take

expert discovery is enlarged only to the extent necessary to depose Dr. Wheatcraft, Mr. Hubbard and

Mr. Juncal; revise Mr. Juncal's expert report; and (if appropriate) to move to disqualify Mr. Juncal. 

The parties shall appear on January 18, 2008 for a hearing on their cross-motions for summary

judgment and Cal. Water's motion to strike.

DATED: 12/20/07

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART WAUSAU'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE WITNESSES; ORDER

ENLARGING TIME TO CONDUCT CERTAIN DISCOVERY—No. C-06-03002 RMW

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Bryan M. Barber bbarber@barberlg.com

Fulton M. Smith, III fsmith@barberlg.com 

Counsel for Defendant:

John H. Podesta jpodesta@bbgslaw.com

A. Geoffrey Hutchinson ghutchinson@bbgslaw.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 1/14/08 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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