Opinion
Civil Action No. 08-cv-00498-LTB-BNB.
January 21, 2009
ORDER
This matter arises in connection with the following:
(1) Defendants' Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Failure to Cooperate in Discovery [Doc. # 72, filed 12/23/2008] (the "Motion for Sanctions"); and
(2) Defendants' Motion for Leave to Designate a Non-Retained Expert After the Expert Designation Deadline [Doc. # 83, filed 1/8/2009] (the "Motion to Designate Expert").
I held a hearing on these motions yesterday and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here. In summary and for the reasons stated on the record:
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Sanctions is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as follows:
GRANTED to allow the defendants to reopen the plaintiff's deposition. The reopened deposition shall occur in my jury room on the 4th floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. The parties shall agree on the date of the reopened deposition and shall contact my secretary with that date on or before January 23, 2009; and
DENIED in all other respects.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Motion to Designate Expert is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiff may serve not more than 10 interrogatories on the defendants addressed to the opinions of Sergeant Robert Keller, which may inquire about the bases of the opinions, the reliability of the opinions, and Sergeant Keller's qualifications. The interrogatories shall be served, if at all, on or before January 27, 2009.