King v. Cardinal Services, LLC et al

Filing 158

MEMORANDUM OPINION - Denying 130 Motion to Exclude Dr. Vohra; denying 140 Motion to Exclude Dr. Barisa. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 4/25/2021. (ch, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MARSHALL DIVISION
TAIWAN KING,
Plaintiff,
v.
CARDINAL SERVICES, LLC and
RAEGAN LEMAIRE,
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:19-cv-00217-RSP

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before the Court is the Motion to Exclude Testimony of Rahul Vohra Regarding Future
Medical Expenses (“Dr. Vohra Motion”) and the Motion to Limit the Testimony of Mark.
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T. Barisa, Ph.D. (“Dr. Barisa Motion”), both filed by Plaintiff Taiwan King. Dkt. No. 130, 140.
Plaintiff’s Dr. Vohra Motion is DENIED on its merits.
Plaintiff’s Dr. Barisa Motion is DENIED as untimely. The deadline for filing dispositive
motions, including Daubert motions, was March 1, 2021. Dkt. No. 53 at 3. The parties filed a
number of motions on March 1, 2021. Dr. Barisa’s deposition was taken on December 14, 2020.
Dkt. No. 140-1 at 2. There is no reason, nor does the Plaintiff attempt to show good cause, for
waiting until the business day before trial to submit this motion. Any objections to Dr.
Barisa’s testimony will be taken up contemporaneously with his live testimony.
SIGNED this 3rd day of January, 2012.
SIGNED this 25th day of April, 2021.

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ROY S. PAYNE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE