Cockfighting Sep 17, 2008
A motion in limine, made before a trial starts, requests that a judge rule whether evidence can be admitted during trial. The County Official told the owner of a cockpit in Naked Creek, the motions says, that he wouldnt shut down cockpits. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Judge Upholds $185 Million Award in Wal-Mart Class Action Sep 4, 2008
Wal-Mart argued that Bernstein improperly denied its motion in limine to preclude the plaintiffs' argument that the evidence that Wal-Mart ceased record-keeping of employee break periods potentially was evidence of an improper action, Bernstein said. But Bernstein rejected that argument, saying the trial evidence showed that Wal-Mart corporate leaders ceased all record-keeping of employees' rest break periods after numerous lawsuits over the missed rest breaks were filed. (Law.com)
Settlement Agreement in Spotlight as Legal Malpractice Case Against Duane Morris Begins Feb 6, 2008
Prior to the start of the trial, Abramson ruled on a few motions in limine. He precluded any mention of Reich's prior felony conviction or other prior alleged conduct. (Law.com)
Litigation Department of the Year: Kirkland & Ellis Jan 3, 2008
"The judge ruled against us in 29 motions in limine," says Kirkland's Assaf, who led the team during most of the pretrial proceedings. Kirkland failed to get the case transferred out of Bartow, Fla. (Law.com)
Venue change hearing for Javier Cortez starts today Dec 7, 2007
He is not under indictment for murder in this court, and the U.S. is unopposed to Defendant Cortez s Motion in Limine with respect to referring to the quadruple murders in McKinney, the motion read. Defendant Cortez s Motion to Transfer Venue is in direct conflict with his Motion in Limine, to which the U.S. has agreed ... The motion in limine, filed by Bailey Oct. 22, asked the court to prevent prosecutors from discussing any allegations of bad acts or gang affiliation Javier Cortez may have... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Cellcom Israel Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results Nov 8, 2007
In August 2007, the petition was dismissed in limine for failure to exhaust the relevant proceedings prior to the filing of the petition, without consideration of the merits of the case. In October 2007, subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Commissioner of Environmental Radiation at the Ministry of Environmental Protection informed he will not grant and/or renew operating permits to radio access devices, where the local planning and building committee's engineer objected to the Company's... (PR Newswire)
What's next in Rep. Bob Allen case Nov 1, 2007
"THE COURT HEREBY finds that the statement in question IS NOT relevant to the offense of Solicitation For Prostitution. Therefore, Defense Motion In Limine is HEREBY GRANTED.". The judge earlier refused to grant a "motion to dismiss" by Allen's attorneys, who said there was no evidence of a crime. (Florida Today)
Philadelphia Judge Awards Wal-Mart Workers $62M More Oct 4, 2007
The judge noted that Wal-Mart moved in a pre-trial motion in limine to preserve the question of liquidated damages solely to Bernstein's purview. Bernstein also noted that Wal-Mart argued in post-trial motion oral arguments that no class member exists, even going so far as to deny that Dolores Hummel was entitled to recover damages. (Law.com)
More of this story Sep 27, 2007
He withdrew his motion in limine regarding the environmental assessment and regrouped. Meyers and Hempey are thus limited to addressing two arguments: the state constitutionality of the ferry and whether it would be a public nuisance. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Audio Portions From Doomed 9/11 Flight to Be Heard at Trial Sep 13, 2007
He reviewed the material in camera with representatives from both sides in the case and then issued his in limine rulings on the admissibility of the recording Wednesday. Because the recording reflects what is heard in the cockpit, the judge said it is not relevant as to what happened in the passenger cabin, with two exceptions. (Law.com)
Officer, informant testify in Urquiza trial Sep 12, 2007
Before the state opened its case against Urquiza, visiting Judge Bill Bachus ruled on a motion in limine filed by Urquiza s attorney Scott Palmer. Palmer and prosecuting attorney John Schomburger, of the Collin County District Attorney s Office, said Bachus approved part of the motion that forbids either side from discussing the allegation that Urquiza wanted to hire someone to kill Robles, but denied parts of the motion that asks the court to prevent either side from discussing allegations that... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Murder trial begins today Sep 11, 2007
In a motion in limine filed Aug. 31, the state s attorneys believe there may be solicited testimony from witnesses that suggests Blanchard s life was not valuable and may only be used to demean his character. A motion in limine is filed to ask the court to not allow evidence that would prejudice the jury. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Jury trial for murder suspect to be rescheduled Jun 5, 2007
The attorneys were also expected to finish arguing other minor pending motions in limine in chambers this morning. Comments. (Carmi Times, IL)
Lawyer Hit With $3 Million Award in Dispute Over Nightclub Run-In May 12, 2007
" After a week of deliberation, a jury could not agree on some of the issues in the 28-page jury charge that addressed both Kenyon's assault allegations and Mooty's malicious prosecution claims, says Gray. Kelton declared a mistrial. In the second civil trial, Mooty changed his strategy by filing a motion in limine on April 19 seeking to keep lawyers in the case from mentioning the criminal case involving Mooty. Carlos Cortez, who became judge of the 44th District Court in January after... (Law.com)
Trial date set in hatchet attack case Feb 25, 2007
Vogt said one more pretrial hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 28 so that any otions in limine can be filed. These are any motions filed in advance of the trial that seek to exclude certain evidence, Vogt said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Courtroom Chronicles Now in Official Record of Scrushy/Siegelman Trial Dec 1, 2006
" EXHIBIT 22-A at 304.) c. Courtroom Chronicles dated May 9, 2006, where evidence of HealthSouth fraud in Birmingham trial is discussed. (EXHIBIT 22-A at 240, 245-246.) This Court granted a pretrial motion in limine excluding evidence of the HealthSouth fraud trial in Birmingham. (Doc. 325.) d. Courtroom Chronicles dated June 13, 2006: This portion of the Courtroom Chronicles contains an extensive discussion of the decision to drop Richard Scrushy from Count 3 of the indictment and Governor... (WSJA.com, AL)
Document holds up start of Genesis trial Oct 18, 2006
Whether the entire agreement can be evidence in a trial is one of about 20 motions in limine that Judge William Kent Hamlin must resolve before jury selection begins. A motion in limine (pronounced lim-in-nay, Latin for "threshold") is usually made when the simple mention of a piece of evidence would prejudice either the defendants or the prosecution ... The motion in limine regarding the repayment agreement has everyone's attention, especially that of Leary, who called Genesis' internal... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Town and SMVC trade legal punches Jul 25, 2006
One more opportunity for the public to be inundated with details of other parties' appraisals, motions in limine, estimates of value and how much the town can actually afford And one more opportunity for potential jurors to see exactly what will happen if they determine a value higher than the Town can afford, SMVC's motion for change of venue states. The town's reply was brief, stating arguments had been repeated and that until the jury selection process it would be unknown if eight fair and... (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
KPMG Defense Critical of Judge's Procedural Restrictions May 3, 2006
Another objection involved Kaplan's proposal to limit defendants to a single in limine motion and a collective response to such a motion by the government. On Friday, the judge denied several requests for relief from different defendants, including rejecting a defense motions to dismiss substantive counts as duplicitous. (Law.com)
Valley Floor legal filings back in motion Apr 19, 2006
Motions in limine are requests to bar something from ever being presented in a trial; it is. possible, should the judge rule in the town's favor, that SMVC's appraisal of 51 million. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Federal Judge Takes Attorneys to Task Over Tactics Apr 15, 2006
"Allstate's remaining motions include eight motions in limine, all of which seem pointless and unnecessary. Some seek to prevent plaintiff's counsel from causing a mistrial by advancing improper argument, and some are equally frivolous for other reasons," Fullam wrote. In one of the in limine motions, the Dechert team was asking for an order "to preclude plaintiff from suggesting to the jury that it should infer from Allstate's assertion of the attorney-client privilege that Allstate disregarded... (Law.com)
Pa. Superior Court Throws Out $52,000 in Sanctions in Med-Mal Case Mar 29, 2006
Lenahan said there were 36 motions in limine to address various issues. Kehoe, the opinion said, was the only witness Badowski had who would testify that smoking caused the type of injuries Heaven Lee Angel had. (Law.com)
