Garay v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Memorandum and Order

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

This matter came before the court on June 21, 1999, for a motions and status hearing. This written memorandum will summarize the oral rulings made by the court at the hearing.

1. Defendants’ Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Testimony of Plaintiffs’ Engineer, John Sevart. According to the materials submitted, Mr. Sevart is a former tenured professor in the area of mechanical engineering. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and is working toward a Ph.D. in controls engineering. In his opinion, the subject railcar…