Guthrie v. Ball et al

Filing 239

ORDER granting 134 " Motion in Limine #20 to Exclude Any Reference to Any Prior Lawsuits Involving Defendants [sic]." In addition, the parties are precluded from questioning opposing experts about any prior malpractice suits that did not result in a judgment, by agreement of the parties. Signed by Magistrate Judge Susan K Lee on 10/17/2014. (BJL, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA

KAREN GUTHRIE, Individually and on
behalf of the estate of DONALD GUTHRIE,
Plaintiff,
v.
GREGORY BALL, M.D.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 1:11-cv-333-SKL

ORDER
Before the Court is “Motion in Limine #20 to Exclude Any Reference to Any Prior Lawsuits
Involving Defendants [sic]” filed by Defendant Gregory Ball, M.D. (“Defendant”) [Doc. 134].
Defendant’s motion seeks to exclude any reference to any prior lawsuits against Defendant or his
staff that were not reduced to a judgment. Plaintiff Karen Guthrie, individually and on behalf of the
Estate of Donald Guthrie (“Plaintiff”), filed a response essentially agreeing with the motion and
requesting that it be applied to her experts so that Defendant is similarly precluded from questioning
Plaintiff’s experts about any prior malpractice suits that did not result in a judgment [Doc. 173]. No
reply was filed.
As addressed at the Final Pretrial Conference held October 14, 2014, it appears the parties
are in agreement on this motion so long as it also applies to all experts. Therefore, Defendant’s
“Motion in Limine #20 to Exclude Any Reference to Any Prior Lawsuits Involving Defendants
[sic]” [Doc. 134] is GRANTED and, in addition, the parties are precluded from questioning

opposing experts about any prior malpractice suits that did not result in a judgment, by agreement
of the parties.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
s/fâátÇ ^A _xx
SUSAN K. LEE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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