Smith et al v. Wilson et al
Filing
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ORDER on Objections to Deposition Testimony of Dr. Kenneth Robbins. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 4/21/2011. (arw)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
_____________________________________________________________________________
ANTHONY SMITH and
FLYING A.J.’S TOWING COMPANY,
(a Wisconsin limited liability company)
ORDER
Case No.: 10-CV-62
Plaintiffs,
v.
JOHN WILSON (in his official capacity as
Police Chief and in his individual capacity),
and
TOWN OF BELOIT, WISCONSIN
(a municipal corporation)
Defendants.
_____________________________________________________________________________
COURT’S RULINGS ON OBJECTIONS TO DEPOSITION
TESTIMONY OF DR. KENNETH ROBBINS
______________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Robbins will be testifying by means of videotaped deposition. The parties submitted
designations and counter-designations, a number of which contain objections. Accordingly, the
court rules as follows:
Defendants’
Designations
Page 3 & 4 (Introduction)
Page 4 lines 13 - 25
Page 5 lines 1 – 25
Page 6 lines 1 – 25
Page 7 lines 1 – 25
Page 8 lines 1 – 25
Plaintiffs’
Designations
Objections
1
Court’s Ruling
Page 9 lines 1 – 25
Page 10 lines 1 – 25
Page 11 lines 7 – 25
Page 12 lines 1 – 25
Page 13 lines 1 – 25
Page 14 lines 1 – 25
Page 15 lines 1 – 25
Page 16 lines 1 – 25
Page 17 lines 1 – 25
Page 18 lines 1 – 25
Page 19 lines 1 – 25
Page 20 lines 1 – 25
Page 21 lines 1 – 25
Page 22 lines 1 – 25
Page 23 lines 1- 14,
19 – 25
Page 24 lines 1 – 25
Page 25 lines 1 – 7
Page 26 lines 17 – 25
Page 11 lines 1 - 4
Page 12 lines 1-21
Objection Waived
Sustained as to Page
12 lines 22-25,
otherwise overruled.
Page 14 lines 1-6
Page 15 lines 1-25
Page 16 lines 1-25
Page 17 lines 4-25
Page 18 lines 2-25
Overruled
Overruled
Overruled
Overruled
Overruled
Page 20 lines 1-6, 2325
Page 21 lines 1-13
Page 22 lines 8-25
Page 23 lines 15 – 17
Overruled
Page 23 lines 1-7 and
21-25
Page 24 line 1-22
Page 25 lines 8 – 25
Page 26 lines 1 – 16
Page 27 lines 1 – 25
(except the following
sentence which appears on
lines 20-21: “He’s had
other lawsuits about this
issue”).
Page 28 lines 1 – 25
Page 27 lines 1-19,
22-25
Page 28 line 1-25
Page 29 lines 1 – 25
Page 30 lines 1 – 25
Page 31 lines 1 – 25
Page 29 lines 3-9
Page 30 lines 1-25
Page 31 lines 1-25
2
Overruled
Overruled
Sustained; exclude
Page 23 lines 8-20
Form objections were
waived
Overruled
Overruled
Overruled; but
excluding Page 26
lines 17-25 and Page
27 line 1 as
cumulative.
Sustained as to Page
27 lines 7-25 and
otherwise overruled.
Sustained as to Page
28 lines 1-3 and
otherwise overruled.
Overruled
Overruled
Sustained as to Page
31 lines 14-25 and
otherwise overruled.
Page 32 lines 1 – 25
Page 32 lines 1-25
Page 33 lines 1 – 25
Page 33 lines 1-25
Page 34 lines 1 – 25
Page 34 lines 1-25
Sustained as to Page
32 lines 1-25.
Sustained as to Page
33 lines 1-25.
Sustained as to Page
34 lines 1-25.
Page 35 lines 1 – 6
Page 35 lines 7-25
Page 36 line 1
Page 36 lines 5-17
Page 36 lines 2 – 4
Page 36 lines 20 – 25;
Page 37 lines 11 – 17
Overruled
Page 36 lines 11-17
excluded.
Page 37 lines 18-23
excluded.
Page 43 lines 18-19
Overruled
Page 46 lines 4 – 8
Overruled
Page 48 lines 15 – 17
n/a (neither party has
designated the
testimony subject to
the objection)
Page 52 lines 19 – 25;
Page 53 line 1
Page 53 lines 19, 20
Page 54 lines 4 – 5
Sustained; Page 52
lines 14-18 excluded.
Overruled
Overruled
Page 56 lines 21-25
Page 57 lines 1-22
Page 59 lines 9-15,
19-25
Overruled
Overruled
Page 59 lines 9-15,
19-25 excluded as
cumulative.
Page 60 lines 1-16 is
excluded as
cumulative.
Page 37 lines 18-23
Page 39 lines 4-9
Page 41 lines 2-7
Page 43 lines 11-25
Page 44 lines 1-25
Page 45 lines 1-25
Page 46 lines 1-3
Page 46 lines 24-25
Page 47 lines 1-3
Page 48 lines 21-25
Page 50 lines 14-25
Page 51 lines 1-25
Page 52 lines 1-18
Page 53 lines 14-25
Page 54 lines 1-25
Page 55 lines 1-25
Page 56 lines 1-3
Page 56 lines 21 – 25
Page 57 lines 1 – 22
Page 59 lines 9 – 15,
19 – 25
Page 60 lines 1 – 25
Page 61 lines 1 – 16
3
Page 66 lines 20 – 24
n/a
n/a
Page 74 lines 6 – 16
n/a
Page 77 lines 17 - 21
Page 64 lines 1925; Page 65 lines 125; Page 66 lines 112
n/a
n/a
Sustained; Page 62
lines 10-14 excluded.
Sustained; Page 64
lines 19-25, Page 65
lines 1-25, and Page
66 lines 1-12
excluded.
n/a
Page 70 lines 15 – 16
Page 71 lines 20 - 21
Page 62 lines 10-14
Page 61 lines 23 – 25
Page 62 lines 6 – 8
Page 62 lines 15 – 17
n/a
Page 65 lines 16 – 18
Page 67 lines 1-19
Page 69 lines 22-25
Page 70 lines 1-8
Page 74 lines 18-25
Page 75 lines 1-23
Page 76 lines 1-8
Page 76 lines 9 – 25
Page 77 lines 1 – 3
Page 77 lines 4-5
Entered this 21st day of April, 2011.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge
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