McBride v. Houston County Health Care Authority et al

Filing 259

ORDERED that defendant Dinesh Karmunachi's 184 & 212 motions to strike are denied. In resolving the pending summary-judgment motions, the court has implicitly considered the motions to strike as a notice of objections to the testimony described and has considered any related briefs as arguments on the objections; as further set out in order. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/30/2015. (kh, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

COURTNEY McBRIDE,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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HOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH CARE )
AUTHORITY d/b/a Southeast )
Alabama Medical Center,
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et al.,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
1:12cv1047-MHT

ORDER
It is ORDERED that defendant Dinesh Karmunachi’s
motions to strike (doc. nos. 184 and 212) are denied.
In resolving the pending summary-judgment motions, the
court has implicitly considered the motions to strike
as a notice of objections to the testimony described
and has considered any related briefs as arguments on
the objections.

See Norman v. Southern Guar. Ins. Co.,

191 F. Supp. 2d 1321, 1328 (M.D. Ala. 2002) (Thompson,
J.); Anderson v. Radisson Hotel Corp., 834 F. Supp.
1364, 1368 n. 1 (S.D. Ga. 1993).

The court is capable

of

sifting

evidence,

summary-judgment

standard,

as

required

without

resort

by

the
to

an

exclusionary process, and the court will not allow the
summary-judgment stage to degenerate into a battle of
motions to strike.
DONE, this the 30th day of March, 2015.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE