Legal Opinion
In Re Canvas Specialty, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided March 28, 2001No. LA 00-33180-SBPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion on Qualification of Expert Witness
SAMUEL L. BUFFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
This opinion involves the admissibility of expert testimony under Rule 104(a) and Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, as amended effective December 1, 2000. In this dispute the court finds that the expert testimony of an architect meets none of the requirements for expert testimony under those rules and thus is inadmissible.
II. Relevant Facts
Prior to the filing of this chapter 11 case, H.T. Santa Barbara, Inc. (“HTSB”), the owner and developer of Bacara Resort & Spa (“Bacara”), contracted to…
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