Legal Opinion
James J. Acosta, Sr. v. Tenneco Oil Company and Mobil Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1990No. 90-3124PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff James J. Acosta, Sr. (“Acosta”) appeals the district court’s order requiring that Acosta either be examined and interviewed, outside the presence of counsel, by a vocational rehabilitation expert retained by defendant Tenneco Oil Company (“Ten-neco”) or waive the right to call at trial his own expert. Because the federal rules do not authorize the district court to issue such an order, this Court finds that the district court abused its discretion. Ac cordingly, we vacate the district court’s order.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 31, 1986, Tenneco…
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