B& F System, Inc. v. LeBlanc et al

Filing 249

ORDER granting 243 Motion in Limine and addressing supplemental requests to charge. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 1/13/2012. (nbp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
THE B & F SYSTEM, INC.,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 7:07-CV-192 (HL)

v.
LLOYD
J.
LEBLANC
JR.,
MAXAM
WHOLESALE OF ATLANTA, INC., DIRECT
SOURCE IMPORTS, INC., ARTHUR JEFFREY
LEBLANC, LLOYD LEBLANC, III, PRODUCTOS
MEXICANOS DON JOSE, INC., LEBLANC’S
LLC, and EDNA G. LEBLANC,
Defendants.
ORDER

Defendants’ Motion in Limine (Doc. 243) is before the Court. Plaintiff objects to
the Court’s consideration of the Motion, as it was filed after the deadline established
by the pretrial conference order and no showing has been made that the motion
could not have been filed on or before that date.
While the Motion was untimely, the Court believes Defendants have raised a
pertinent question which should be addressed prior to trial. The Court agrees with
Defendants that no mention of any prior orders from either Judge Sands or the
undersigned should be made during the course of the trial. Accordingly, the Motion
in Limine (Doc. 243) is granted.
As for the supplemental requests to charge filed by Defendants on January
10, 2012, the Court agrees with Plaintiff that these are untimely. The Court will not
consider those requests in drafting the jury charges. Unless specifically allowed by
the Court during trial, neither party is to submit any additional jury charges.

Finally, the Court has reviewed Defendants’ Objection to Special
Interrogatories to the Jury (Doc. 248). The Court believes some of the Objections
have merit, and is in the process of revising the Special Interrogatories for Phase I of
the trial. A copy of the final Phase I verdict form will be provided to counsel prior to
the beginning of the trial.
SO ORDERED, this 13th day of January, 2012.
s/ Hugh Lawson
HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE

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