Estate of David Rance Rossiter et al v. Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado et al

Filing 176

ORDER. Defendant Montanas Motion for Order to Determine Admissibility of Plaintiff's Proffered Expert Testimony, filed January 13, 2010 138 and Defendant Robinsons Motion in Limine and for Determination of Admissibility of Expert Testimony, f iled January 15, 2010 140 are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Defendant Montanas Motion for Order to Limit Opinion Testimony of Lay Witness Seth Allen Pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 701, filed 01/21/2010 143 is HELD IN ABEYANCE. A hearing on the Defendants Motions for Summary Judgment is SET on Tuesday, 05/25/2010 at 9:00 a.m. By Judge Lewis T. Babcock on 03/31/2010.(sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO LEWIS T. BABCOCK, JUDGE Civil Case No. 08-cv-01661-LTB-KLM ESTATE OF DAVID RANCE ROSSITER, by Charles Rossiter and Erin Rossiter as CoPersonal Representatives, CHARLES ROSSITER, as Parent and Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of David Rance Rossiter, and ERIN ROSSITER, as Parent and Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of David Rance Rossiter, Plaintiffs, v. SHERIFF GRAYSON ROBINSON, in his individual and official capacity, and OFFICER DANIEL JOSEPH MONTANA, JR., in his individual and official capacity, Defendants. _______________________________________________________________________ ORDER _______________________________________________________________________ THIS MATTER is before the Court on the following motions: Defendant Montana's Motion for Order to Determine Admissibility of Plaintiff's Proffered Expert Testimony, filed January 13, 2010 (docket # 138); Defendant Robinson's Motion in Limine and for Determination of Admissibility of Expert Testimony, filed January 15, 2010 (docket #140); and Defendant Montana's Motions for Order to Limit Opinion Testimony of Lay Witness Seth Allen Pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 701, filed January 21, 2010 (docket #143). On March 29 - 31, 2010, I heard arguments on the motions listed above. For the reasons stated on the record, I hereby ORDER Defendant Montana's Motion for Order to Determine Admissibility of 1

Plaintiff's Proffered Expert Testimony, filed January 13, 2010 (docket # 138) and Defendant Robinson's Motion in Limine and for Determination of Admissibility of Expert Testimony, filed January 15, 2010 (docket #140) are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Specifically, I order as follows: they are 1.) DENIED as to Pat Pacey, Ph.D; 2.) DENIED as to Max Scott; 3.) GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as to Dan Montgomery A) Opinion #1 - GRANTED as to the use of the term "unreasonable" and DENIED as to the remainder of Opinion #1; B) Opinion #2 - DENIED CONDITIONALLY; C) Opinion #3 - DENIED; D) Opinion #4 - GRANTED; E) Opinion #5 - DENIED; F) Opinion #6 - GRANTED as to the use of the term "unreasonable" and DENIED as to the remainder of Opinion #6; G) Opinion #7 - GRANTED; H) Opinion #8 - GRANTED as to the use of the phrase "held to a higher standard" and DENIED as to the remainder of Opinion #8, the jury shall be given an appropriate instruction regarding this opinion at trial; I) Opinion #9 - GRANTED as to the use of the phrase "demonstrated deliberate indifference" and DENIED as to the remainder of Opinion #9; J) Opinion #10 - GRANTED;

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K) Opinion #11 - GRANTED; L) Opinion #12- DENIED; M) The testimony of Mr. Montgomery shall be structured so that the jury understands that the facts of this case are in dispute and that it is the role of the jury to resolve issues of fact; 4.) GRANTED as to Ellis Armistead; 5.) GRANTED as to Douglas E. Rollins, M.D., PH.D. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Montana's Motion for Order to Limit Opinion Testimony of Lay Witness Seth Allen Pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 701, filed January 21, 2010 (docket #143) is HELD IN ABEYANCE. It is FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing on the Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment is SET on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Dated: March 31, 2010 BY THE COURT: s/Lewis T. Babcock Lewis T. Babcock, Judge

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