Below, Joshua et al v. Yokohama Tire Corporation et al

Filing 268

ORDER on deposition designations. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 03/03/2017. (mfh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

JOSHUA J. BELOW, DEBRA BELOW,
CHARLIE ELIZABETH BELOW, PATRICK
JOSHUA BELOW, STAR BLUE BELOW-KOPF
and DEAN HEALTH PLAN, INC.,
Plaintiffs,

ORDER
15-cv-529-wmc

v.
YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION, YOKOHAMA
CORPORATION OF AMERICA, YOKOHAMA
CORPORATION
OF
NORTH
AMERICA,
YOKOHAMA TIRE MANUFACTURING VIRGINIA,
LLC, and YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LTD.,
Defendants.

The court rules as follows on the objections to deposition designations.
Thomas Kenny
Plaintiff’s
Designations

Defendants’ Objections

Court Ruling

32:12-14, 32:16, 32:18-20
32:12-32:25

34:14-35:8

36:16-39:4
39:9-15

41:21-42:10
42:16-42:19

OVERRULED

32:22-23
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Confusing to jury
34:14-16, 34:18, 34:20, 34:22,
34:24-25
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Confusing to jury
36:16-19, 37:3, 37:21-23, 37:2538:2, 38:7-11, 38:15-17, 38:20-21
38:23-25, 39:9-11
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Lack of foundation
41:21-25, 42:4-7
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Lack of foundation
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
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RESERVED

SUSTAINED, and
lines 35:2-8 are
STRUCK
OVERRULED

Designation
withdrawn
Objections withdrawn

Plaintiff’s
Designations

43:12-20

48:14-19

50:3-13

57:17-58:17

60:10-61:14

94:8-97:24

105:22-106:7

132:13-133:7

140:5-18

153:23-154:2

Defendants’ Objections
Misleading, Lack of foundation
43:12-16, 43:18-19
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Lack of foundation
48:14-17
FRE 402-302. Relevance, Vague,
Misleading, Lack of foundation
50:3-4, 50:6-7, 50:9-10
50:12
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Misleading, Lack of foundation
57:17-20
FRE 402-302, Relevance, Confusion,
Lack of foundation, Speculation
60:10
61:1-4
FRE 402-302, Relevance, Lack of
foundation, Nonsensical
94:8-12, 94:13-16, 95:6-7, 96:1-4,
97:8-9
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Argumentative
105:22-25
FRE 402-302, Misleading,
Argumentative, Vague, Ambiguous
132:10-12; 132:13-14, 132:23-24,
133:1-3
FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Argumentative, Speculation,
Incomplete Hypothetical,
Nonsensical question
140:5-6, 140:7-12
FRE 402-302, Lack of foundation,
Argumentative, Assumes facts not in
evidence
153:23-25
FRE 402-302, Relevance, Confusing,
Nonsensical question

Court Ruling

Objections withdrawn

OVERRULED

Objections withdrawn

OVERRULED

SUSTAINED, and
lines 61:6-9 are
STRUCK
RESERVED

RESERVED

SUSTAINED

OVERRULED

Designation
withdrawn

Chris Haefner
Plaintiff’s
Designations
13:10-12

Defendants’ Objections
Relevance, Lack of foundation,
Speculation, etc.
2

Court Ruling
SUSTAINED

Plaintiff’s
Designations
13:20
32:14-23
33:2
33:5-6
33:8-10

Defendants’ Objections
Relevance, Lack of foundation,
Speculation, etc
, Speculation
FRE 402-302, Speculation
Relevance, Lack of foundation,
Speculation
FRE 402-302, Relevance, Lack
of foundation, Speculation

Court Ruling
SUSTAINED
OVERRULED
OVERRULED
OVERRULED
SUSTAINED

Chris Jessen

Plaintiff’s
Designations
16:9-13

Defendants’ Objections
Leading, Legal conclusion,
Speculation, Lack of
foundation

Court Ruling
SUSTAINED

Vince Brandtner

Plaintiff’s
Designations
25:15-20

31:13-32:3

33:16-35:16

Defendants’ Objections

Court Ruling

FRE 402-302, Relevance,
Prejudicial, Misleading
31:13-16

OVERRULED

31:21-24
Speculation, Misstates
evidence, FRE 402-403,
Relevance
33:16-18

OVERRULED

SUSTAINED

OVERRULED

Entered this 3rd day of March, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge

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