(July 14, 2020, 8:44 AM EDT) -- LAS CRUCES, N.M. — An expert in police procedures can testify for three officers alleging racial discrimination by a New Mexico police department about the department’s “buddy system” for hiring and whether its policies fell below a standard of practice, a federal judge held July 13 (Brandon Ellis, et al. v. Hobbs Police Department, et al., No. 2:17-cv-01011, D. N.M., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122062)....