Bradburn et al v. North Central Regional Library District

Filing 77

MOTION in Limine by all plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Caplan, Aaron)

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THE HONORABLE EDWARD F. SHEA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

SARAH BRADBURN, PEARL CHERRINGTON, CHARLES HEINLEN, and the SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION, Plaintiffs, v. NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, Defendant

No. CV-06-327-EFS

PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE

Plaintiffs move that the court issue the following orders on three evidentiary issues in advance of trial: 1. NCRL may not present testimony from witnesses Connie Kuhlman, Sharon Reddick, Katy Sessions and Deborah Moore, because they were not timely identified. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1).
PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE -- 1
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 705 Second Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98104-1799 [phone]

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2.

NCRL may not introduce hearsay statements from branch librarians.

See FRE 803. 3. NCRL may not introduce hearsay statements from newspaper articles

about events allegedly occurring in other libraries (proposed defense exhibits 706715). See FRE 803. This motion is supported by the accompanying memorandum and the Declaration of Duncan Manville.

DATED this 31st day of March, 2008. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION By: /s/ Aaron H. Caplan Aaron H. Caplan, WSBA #22525 American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation 705 Second Avenue, Third Floor Seattle, WA 98103 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] [e-mail] Duncan Manville, WSBA #30304 1629 2nd Avenue W. Seattle, WA 98119 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] [e-mail]

PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE -- 2

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 705 Second Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98104-1799 [phone]

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Catherine Crump, pro hac vice American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel. [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiffs

PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE -- 3

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 705 Second Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98104-1799 [phone]

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 705 Second Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98104-1799 [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 31, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the persons listed below: Thomas D. Adams Celeste Mountain Monroe KARR TUTTLE CAMPBELL 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98101 Attorneys for Defendant

DATED this 31st day of March, 2008. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION By: /s/ Aaron H. Caplan Aaron H. Caplan, WSBA #22525 American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation 705 Second Avenue, Third Floor Seattle, WA 98103 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] [e-mail]

PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE