Botey v. Green et al

Filing 297

ORDER 1. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude the Use of Demonstrative Evidence Showing Plaintiffs Facial Injuries (Doc. 170) is RESERVED UNTIL TIME OF TRIAL. 2. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude Improper "Reptile Theory&qu ot; Tactics (Doc. 166) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 3. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude Plaintiff, his Counsel, Witnesses and any Experts 'from Referring to Robert Green as a"Professional Driver" and Further Precluding tho se Individuals from Stating or Inferring that Robert Green or any Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver is Subject to an Increased or Higher Standard of Care (Doc. 176) is GRANTED IN PART AND RESERVED IN PART as follows: a. Defendants' motion to precl ude plaintiff, his counsel, witnesses and any experts from referring to Robert Green as a"professional driver" is GRANTED.b. Defendants' request that Plaintiff's counsel and witnesses be precluded from stating or inferring that Green or any commercial motor vehicle driver is subject to an increased or higher standard of care is RESERVED UNTIL TIME OF TRIAL.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 6/8/17. (jfg)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JONATHAN BOTEY,
Plaintiff

v.

3:12·CV·1520
(JUDGE MARIANI)

ROBERT GREEN, et aI.,
Defendants
ORDER
AND NOW, THIS

'is:-f..,

DAY OF JUNE, 2017, in accordance with the Court's

accompanying memorandum opinion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude the Use of Demonstrative Evidence

Showing Plaintiffs Facial Injuries (Doc. 170) is RESERVED UNTIL TIME OF TRIAL.

2. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude Improper "Reptile Theory" Tactics (Doc.
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166) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
3. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Preclude Plaintiff, his Counsel, Witnesses and any
Experts 'from Referring to Robert Green as a "Professional Driver" and Further
Precluding those Individuals from Stating or Inferring that Robert Green or any
Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver is Subject to an Increased or Higher Standard of

Care (Doc. 176) is GRANTED IN PART AND RESERVED IN PART as follows:

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a. Defendants' motion to preclude plaintiff, his counsel, witnesses and any
experts from referring to Robert Green as a"professional driver" is

GRANTED.
b. Defendants' request that Plaintiff's counsel and witnesses be precluded from
stating or inferring that Green or any commercial motor vehicle driver is
subject to an increased or higher standard of care is RESERVED UNTIL

TIME OF TRIAL.

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Robert D. anaru
United States District Judge

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