Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Westrick v. Second Chance Body Armor, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 1, 2018No. Civil Action No. 04–0280 (PLF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, United States District Judge
This matter comes before the Court on the motion in limine [Dkt. No. 376] filed by the United States to exclude pro se defendants Thomas Edgar Bachner, Jr. and Richard C. Davis from testifying as their own expert witnesses at trial. In its motion, the United States argued that Mr. Bachner and Mr. Davis, as pro se parties, should not be permitted to also serve as their own expert witnesses under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. In addition, it maintained that Mr. Bachner's repudiation of his prior testimony made him an unreliable witness…
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