Free Order on Motion in Limine - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT 1‘l~*·’·1 ’‘‘1 Q1 1° 11 UT-
Darla Patton ika Darla Dolginoff : Civil Action N<$;03CV01034
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vs. :
James Cusano February 11, 2005
MOTION IN LIMINE
I. 1. Introduction
The plaintiff, Darla Patton, hereby moves in limine to preclude the admission of a certain
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*31 V L' This motion involves an entry in Dr. Maxwell’s progress notes. The date of the entry at
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§· · . . 8 issue ig;December 13, 2001. A copy of the entry note is attached hereto as "Exhibit A." The
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E %cc01;ding to the plaintiff, the report is inaccurate and misleading.
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