WILLIAMS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF et al

Filing 68

ORDER THAT RULING ON THE CITY MOTION (ECF NO.57) IS DEFERRED UNTIL THE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL ON 1/17/23. PLAINTIFF'S OMNIBUS MOTION (ECF NO.58) AND PLAINTIFF'S DOC INCIDENT MOTION (ECF NO.61) ARE DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO RENEWAL OF ARGUMENT ON THE ISSUES RAISED IN THESE MOTIONS AT TRIAL; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE R. BARCLAY SURRICK ON 1/15/23. 1/17/23 ENTERED AND E-MAILED.(JL)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JERMAINE WILLIAMS
v.
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF
THE SHERIFF, ET AL.

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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 17-2697

ORDER
AND NOW, this 15th day of January, 2023, upon consideration of Defendants’ Motion
in Limine to Admit the Prison Fight Video Compilation (“City Mot.,” ECF No. 57), Plaintiff’s
Response to Defendants’ Respective Motions in Limine to Show the Jury the Murder Attempt on
Plaintiff While He Was In the City’s Prison Four Years After the Incidents At Issue (Pl.’s Resp.,”
ECF No. 60), Plaintiff’s Omnibus Motion in Limine (“Pl.’s Omnibus Mot.,” ECF No. 58), and
Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Preclude Evidence of the 2015 DOC Incident Which Was the
Subject of the Case Against the PA Department of Corrections, Which Recently Settled (“Pl.’s
2015 DOC Incident Mot.,” ECF No. 61), it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

Ruling on the City Motion (ECF No. 57) is DEFERRED until the commencement

of trial on January 17, 2023, at which time the City shall make an Offer of Proof as set forth in
the Memorandum accompanying this Order.
2.

Plaintiff’s Omnibus Motion (ECF No. 58), and Plaintiff’s 2015 DOC Incident

Motion (ECF No. 61) are DENIED without prejudice to renewal of argument on the issues raised
in these Motions at trial, and the City is ORDERED to make an Offer of Proof to the Court,
outside the presence of the jury, before offering testimony or other evidence regarding Plaintiff’s

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arrests or incarceration prior or subsequent to the Incident at issue in this action, as set forth in the
accompanying Memorandum.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ R. Barclay Surrick
R. BARCLAY SURRICK, J.

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