Sydner v. Burns et al

Filing 109

ORDER granting 78 Motion in Limine; granting 104 Motion in Limine. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams on 6/14/12. (amv)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EARL E. SYDNER JR.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DEPUTY MICHAEL MARKS,
DEPUTY MARTIN VAUGHN,
Defendants.

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Case No. 08−cv–0737−SCW

ORDER
WILLIAMS, Magistrate Judge:
On June 14, 2012, the Court held a Final Pretrial Conference in the above-captioned case.
Appearing for Plaintiff: Katie Hurie and Mark Prost; for Defendants: Joe Bleyer. The following
summarizes the Court’s rulings, the reasoning for which is available in more detail on the hearing
transcript.
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The Court GRANTED Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Reason Plaintiff was
Detained During Incident (Dkt. 78).

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The Court GRANTED Defendants’ Motion in Limine (Dkt. 104).

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The Court GRANTED Plaintiff’s Oral Motions to:
o Dismiss Count 4 (the Due Process claim against Defendant Vaughn)
o Dismiss Count 5 (the Due Process claim against Defendant Vann)
Defendant Vann is therefore DISMISSED from the case, and the previously identified
“Count 6” is now “Count 4.”

The Final Pretrial Order submitted by the parties will be modified according to the above rulings
and docketed.
The case is RESET for a Status Conference on 6/21/2012 at 1:30 p.m., so the Court can rule on any
potential objections from the video depositions being taken today and early next week.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: June 14, 2012

/s/ Stephen C. Williams
STEPHEN C. WILLIAMS
United States Magistrate Judge