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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re

SYNERGY ACCEPTANCE

CORPORATION,

Debtor

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E. LYNN SCHOENMANN, Trustee of the

Bankruptcy Estate of Synergy Acceptance

Corporation,

 v.

JAMES A. TORCHIA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-14-4891 MMC

ORDER DENYING TRUSTEE’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO FILE MOTION LIMITING

DEFENDANTS’ EXPERT WITNESS

TESTIMONY

Before the Court is the Trustee’s “Administrative Motion for Leave to File a Motion

Limiting Defendants’ Expert Witness Testimony,” filed January 29, 2016. Defendants have

filed opposition. Having read and considered the parties’ respective written submissions,

the Court rules as follows.

In her motion, the Trustee, acknowledging that the Court’s November 20, 2015,

Pretrial Preparation Order provides for all motions in limine to be heard at the Pretrial

Conference scheduled for March 8, 2016, requests leave to file one particular motion in

limine, by which she seeks to prohibit the admission of certain expert testimony, and to

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have such motion heard before the Pretrial Conference. The Trustee fails, however, to

show good cause for such modification of the schedule set forth in the Pretrial Preparation

Order.

Accordingly, the Trustee’s motion is hereby DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 5, 2016 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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