TAMMY KITZMILLER; et al.
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Pl ainti ffs,
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V . DOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT; et al.,
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Defendants’ Disclosure Of Expert Witnesses
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Pursuant to the Court’s Scheduling Order Defendants hereby designate the following expert witnesses along with the anticipated subject matter of their testimony in general.
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Michael J. Behe. Behe’s training and expertise is demonstrated by his curriculum vitae and publications. Behe is an expert in biology and micro-biology, including evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory as well as the conceptual foundations of scientific theory. Behe will testify with respect to these subject matters in general, including the strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary theory, why intelligent design is properly regarded as a scientific theory, the substance of intelligent design theory in his area of specialization, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in connection with, instruction in biology and evolutionary theory. In addition, Behe will
address the substance of testi Behe’s areas of expertise.
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y Plaintiffs’ experts insofar as it addresses
Scott A. Minnich. Minnich’s training and expertise is demonstrated by his curriculum vitae and publications. Minnich is an expert in biology and micro-biology, including evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory. Minnich will testify with respect to these subject matters in general, including the strengths and weaknesses of evol~itionary theory, why intelligent design is properly regarded as a scientific theory, the substance of intelligent design theory in his area of specialization, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in connection with, instruction in biology and evolutionary theory. In addition, Minnich will address the substance of testimony proffered by Plaintiffs’ experts insofar as it addresses Minnich’s areas of expertise.
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William A. Dernbski. Dernbski’s training and expertise is demonstrated by his curriculum vitae and publications. He is an expert in mathematics, including statistics and probability theory, as well as the conceptual foundations of scientific theory, including evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory. Dernbslti will testify with respect to these subject matters in general, including the Strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary theory, why intelligent design is properly regarded as a scientific theory, the substance of intelligent design theory in his area of specialization, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in connection with, instruction in biology and evolutionary theory. In addition, Dernbski will address the substance of testimony proffered by Plaintiffs’ experts insofar as it addresses Dembski’s areas of
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John Angus Campbell. Campbell’s training an
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curriculum vitae and publications. Campbell is an expert in education, including c o ~ ~ u n i c a t i and~ o n rhetoric as applied to the co~~troversy su~ounding evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory. Campbell will testify concerning these matters in general, including the legitimate secular pedagogical reasons for teaching students about the controversy concerning evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in connection with, instruction in biology and evolutionary theory. In addition, Campbell will address the substance of testimony proffered by Plaintiffs’ experts insofar as it addresses his areas of expertise.
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Warren A. Nord. Nord’s training and expertise is demonstrated by his curriculum vitae and publications. Nord is an expert in philosophy, including philosophy of liberal education, including the treatment of religion in connection with education, and the philosophy of education as it relates to the controversy surrounding evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory. Nord will testify concerning these matters in general, including the legitimate secular pedagogical reasons for teaching students about the controversy concerning evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in connection with, instruction in biology and evolutionary theory. In addition, Nord will address the substance of testimony proffered by Plaintiffs’ experts insofar as it addresses his areas of expertise.
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Dick M. Carpenter. C a ~ e n t e r ’ trainiiig arid expertise is demonstrated by his curriculu~ s 3
vitae. C a ~ e n t e is an expert in ed~cation, n c l ~ d i n ~ r i educa~ional policy and leadership. Carpenter will testify concerning these matters in general, including the legitimate secular pedagogical reasons for teaching students about the controversy concerning evolutionary theory and intelligent design theory, and why intelligent design is properly incorporated into, or referenced in coniliection with, i~struction biology and evolLitionary theory. In in addition, Carpenter will address the substance of testimony proffered by Plaintiffs' experts insofar as it addresses his areas of expertise.
Dated: March 1, 2004
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TAMMY KITZMILLER, et al., PI aintiffs, V . DOVER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT and DOVER A E A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Defendants .
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Case No. 04-CV-2688 (Hon. Judge Jones)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Sharon Peper, hereby certify that on the lst day of March, 2005, I served a copy of
efendants’ Designation of Expert Witnesses by placing said document in an envelope and
delivering same by U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid to: Eric Rothschild Stephen G. Harvey Joseph T - . Farber Benjamin M. Mather Pepper Hamilton LLP 3000 Two Logan Square lgth & Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Thomas B. Schmidt, I11 Pepper Hamilton LLP 200 One Keystone Plaza North Front and Market Streets PO Box 1181 Harrisburg, PA 17108 Witold J. Walczak ACLU of Pennsylvania 3 13 Atwood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Richard B. Katsltee Ayesha Khan Alex J. Lucheni tser Americans United for Separation of Church and State 518 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
Paula K. Knudsen ACLU of Pennsylvania 105 N. Front Street Suite 225 Harrisburg, PA 17101
on Turo Turo Law Offices 29 South Pitt Street