Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00986-JCH Document 90 Filed 06/21 /2005 Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
` DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
SUSAN E. WOOD, CIVIL ACTION NO.
_ 3 :03-CV-986 (J CH)
Plaintiff]
v. ‘
SEMPRA ENERGY TRADING CORP.,
June 20, 2005
Defendant.
DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE REQUESTING THAT THE COURT
REFUSE TO EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION OVER
PLAINTIFF’S STATE LAW CLAIMS FOR UNREIMBURSED BUSINESS EXPENSES
Defendant Sempra Energy Trading Corp. ("Sempra") respectfully moves this
Court in limine to decline exercising supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff’ s state law claim for
unreimbursed business expenses (Count Eleven). Plaintiff has endorsed and deposited a check
Defendant tendered to Plaintiff for the full amount she sought under Count Eleven ($2,739.58),
yet she refuses to withdraw her claim. Defendant requests that the Court not condone such bad-
faith tactics, and should decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Count Eleven.
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` Respectfully Submitted, _
Mary C. ollarhide (ct12251)
Raymond W. Bertrand (ct22968)
PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP.
1055 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901-2217
L Telephone: (203) 961-7400
Facsimile: (203) 359-3031
Email [email protected]
[email protected]
Counsel for Defendant
A Sempra Energy Trading Corp.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A
The undersigned, a member of the bar of this Court, hereby certiiies that on this 20th day
of June, 2005, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion in Limine Requesting That the
Court Refuse to Exercise Supplemental Jurisdiction Over Plaintiffs State Law Claim for
Unreimbursed Business Expenses was served on the following counsel of record hand delivery
to: I
Brendan J. O’Rourke, Esq.
J ef&ey M. McCormick, Esq.
Ann H. Brickley, Esq.
A O’Rourke & Associates, LLP
. 27 Pine Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
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Raym W. Bertrand
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