Encore Group, LLC v. King

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ENCORE GROUP, LLC CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 21-1930 ANN KING SECTION “R” (1) ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is plaintiff the Encore Food Group, LLC’s (“Encore”) motion for a court-appointed physician pursuant to Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.1 Defendant and counterclaimant Ann King opposes the motion.2 For the following reasons, the Court denies the motion. I. BACKGROUND This case arises from a fall on the gangplank of the M/V SHEILA BORDELON. On February 3, 2020, King was working for Encore aboard the M/V SHEILA…