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

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE [Proposed]

The Court, having considered the memoranda and evidence presented by the parties and having heard oral argument (if any), hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs' motions in limine as follows:

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 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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1.

Defendant NCRL may not call proposed witnesses Connie Kuhlman,

Sharon Reddick, Katy Sessions and Deborah Moore, because they were not timely identified pursuant to Rule 26(a) and (e). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1). 2. Defendant 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.

DATED this 31st day of March, 2008. United States District Judge

Submitted by: 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]

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 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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Duncan Manville, WSBA #30304 1629 2nd Avenue W. Seattle, WA 98119 Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] [e-mail] 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

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 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]