Houston v. Derouin et al

Filing 43

WRITTEN Opinion signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 3/2/2011: Enter ruling on parties' motions (Docs 28 and 30 ) in limine. Said motions are granted in part and denied in part. (For further details see minute order.)Mailed notice(sct, )

Houston v. Derouin et al
Order Form (01/2005)

Doc. 43

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Name of Assigned Judge or Magistrate Judge

Charles P. Kocoras 09 C 4016

Sitting Judge if Other than Assigned Judge

CASE NUMBER CASE TITLE
DOCKET ENTRY TEXT

DATE Houston vs. Derouin et al

March 2, 2011

Enter ruling on parties' motions (Docs [28] and [30]) in limine. Said motions are granted in part and denied in part.

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ORDER RULING ON PARTIES' MOTIONS IN LIMINE Plaintiff's Motions 1. 2. 3. 4. To Bar Plaintiff's Drug Use - Denied. Any improper questions on the topic should be objected to at trial. To Bar Evidence of Arrests - Granted. The Introduce Evidence of Defendants' Complaint Register History - Denied without prejudice. To Bar Defendants' Offer of Character Evidence - Denied to the extent the broadly based request is inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Evidence. To Bar Evidence or Comments Regarding Medical Providers Failure to Testify - Arguments of counsel are limited to evidence admitted at trial and inferences to be drawn therefrom. Comments about any witnesses not called to testify by a party are improper to the extent those witnesses could have been called by either party.

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ORDER Defendants' Motions 1. To Bar Evidence and Arguments of Prior Complaints, Investigations, Lawsuits - Granted to the extent Rule 404 or other rule does not allow for admissibility. Propensity evidence is not admissible. Exclusion of Non-Party Witnesses Prior to Their Testimony - Granted. Evidence Regarding a "Code of Silence" or a "Blue Wall" - Evidence of a general policy of silence will be excluded. Specific instances of relevant silence will be ruled on at trial. To Exclude Allegations of General Police Misconduct in Other Events as reported by the media - Granted. Failure to Comply With Pretrial Discovery - Granted. To Bar Evidence of Conspiracy - Denied. A conspiracy has been charged in this case. To Bar Testimony About Medical Conditions - Granted as to causation, diagnoses and prognoses. Lay testimony is allowable as to pain and suffering. To Bar Evidence as to the Disposition of Plaintiff's Criminal Case - Denied.

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Defense motions 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17 are granted.

Dated:

March 2, 2011 CHARLES P. KOCORAS U.S. District Court Judge

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