Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cv-01099-JLK-DW

Document 297-2

Filed 03/21/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 04-cv-1099-JLK-DLW WOLF CREEK SKI CORPORATION, INC. Plaintiff(s), v. LEAVELL-MCCOMBS JOINT VENTURE D/B/A THE VILLAGE AT WOLF CREEK Defendant(s). ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY OR ARGUMENT STATING OR SUGGESTING THAT THE LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE JOINT VENTURE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS TAINTED BY CORRUPTION, ILLEGALITY, OR IMPROPER INFLUENCE ______________________________________________________________________________ THIS MATTER, having come before the Court upon Defendant's Motion In Limine To Exclude Evidence, Testimony Or Argument Stating Or Suggesting That The Land Exchange Between The Joint Venture And The Federal Government Was Tainted By Corruption, Illegality, Or Improper Influence, and the Court having reviewed the pleadings on file and being fully advised on the premises therein; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Ski Corp., through the Ski Corp.'s counsel, and its counsel individually, is not to mention, refer to, interrogate concerning, voluntarily answer, or attempt to convey before the jury, at any time during these proceedings, in any manner, either directly or indirectly, that the land exchange by which the Joint Venture acquired its property near the base of the Wolf Creek Ski Area was acquired

Case 1:04-cv-01099-JLK-DW

Document 297-2

Filed 03/21/2008

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through illegality, fraud, corruption, politics, or improper means, and not to make any reference or inference to the fact that this motion has been filed, argued, or ruled on by the Court; and further that Ski Corp.'s counsel is instructed to warn and caution each and every witness appearing in Ski Corp.'s phase of this litigation to strictly comply with the ruling of the Court. DATED: __________________, 2008 BY THE COURT:

________________________________ District Court Magistrate Judge

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