Opinion ID: 767491
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Cruz's other claims

Text: 33 Cruz raises a number of other issues on appeal, on which we generally affirm for substantially the same reasons stated by the district court. With respect to Cruz's motion for class certification, we agree with the district court that the motion was untimely and that, on the merits, Cruz failed to establish the required elements of numerosity, commonality, typicality and adequacy of representation. See Cruz, 1998 WL 812045, at - (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)). Her claim that the district court erred in failing to consider a proffered expert report is also unpersuasive. At the summary judgment stage, the district court has broad discretion to rule on the admissibility of expert testimony, see Raskin v. Wyatt Co., 125 F.3d 55, 65-66 (2d Cir. 1997), and Cruz has not shown that the court abused its discretion in finding the report methodologically flawed. 34 Cruz's claim that Coach discriminated against minorities by preferring employees with the Coach look, i.e., white and blond, also cannot survive summary judgment. Even assuming arguendo that Cruz established that such a policy existed, she has failed to demonstrate that this preference affected her employment in any way. She has not shown, for example, that absent the Coach look policy, she would have received her desired promotion, nor has she established that the policy contributed to the decision to terminate her. Accordingly, even if Coach engages in this discriminatory practice, Cruz lacks standing to challenge it. As to Cruz's motion for a default judgment based on Coach's alleged instances of delay and neglect during litigation, she has failed to show that she was prejudiced in any way by Coach's actions, and default judgment is therefore inappropriate. Finally, with respect to Cruz's many discovery challenges, we trust that the district court will reconsider its discovery rulings insofar as they affect Cruz's hostile work environment claim. 9 In all other respects, we affirm the judgment of the district court.