Randolph v. QuikTrip Corporation

Filing 53

ORDER APPROVING JOINT STIPULATION OF INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE. Signed by Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on 4/24/2017. (amh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
MIKE RANDOLPH,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No. 6:16-cv-01063

QUIKTRIP CORPORATION,
Defendant.

ORDER APPROVING JOINT STIPULATION OF INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE
The parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate that the following evidence shall
be inadmissible at trial:
1. Improper statements during voir dire, opening, and closing:
a. Requesting jury to send a message with its verdict.
b. Invoking the interest of the community.
c. “Golden Rule” arguments.
2. Any mentioning or alluding to any applicable damages caps.
3. Any reference that awarding medical expenses would bring plaintiff “back up to even” or
“keep him from being saddled with medical bills.”
4. Questioning and testimony regarding any injuries other than those for which plaintiff
seeks damages (i.e., anything other than plaintiff’s right knee).
5. References to any collateral source payments for plaintiff’s medical expenses or lost
wages such as earned time off.
6. References to defendant’s net worth and financial information.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated April 24, 2017, at Kansas City, Kansas.

__s/ James P. O’Hara _
James P. O’Hara
U. S. Magistrate Judge

Approved:

By: /s/Richard L. Honeyman
Richard L. Honeyman, #06116
Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, L.L.P.
100 N. Broadway, Suite 950
Wichita, KS 67202-2209
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

By: /s/Theodore C. Davis
Theodore C. Davis, #25951
Richard W. James, #19822
DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers
3241 N. Toben
Wichita, KS 67226
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff