Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Stephen Paul Forrest (No. 006341) HOLLOWAY ODEGARD FORREST KELLY & KASPAREK, P.C. 3101 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Phone: (602) 240-6670 Facsimile: (602) 240-6677 Dennis E. O'Connell BRYAN CAVE LLP 211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600 St. Louis, Missouri 63102 Telephone: (314) 259-2000 Facsimile: (314) 259-2020 Margaret B. LaBianca (No. 019169) BRYAN CAVE LLP (No. 00145700) Two North Central Avenue, Suite 2200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4406 Telephone: (602) 364-7000 Attorneys for Defendants Correctional Medical Services, Inc. Lorraine Lopez-Moreno, Trina Carrasco, and Jacqueline Cornwell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Northland Insurance Company, a Minnesota Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Dr. Antonio DiMaano, Dr. Reynaldo Figueroa, Nurse Lorraine Lopez-Moreno, Nurse Trina Carrasco, Nurse Jacqueline Cornwell, and ABC Insurance Company, Defendants. MOTION IN LIMINE The Honorable Frederick J. Martone

No. CV-04-347 PHX FJM

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Filed 02/24/2006

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Defendant CMS moves this Court to preclude Northland from introducing any evidence pertaining to medical care rendered to Jose Valdez at any time. On January 27, 2006, the Court granted Defendant CMS' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.

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The remaining issues do not relate to the appropriateness of any medical care rendered to Mr. Valdez, expert testimony regarding the care rendered to Mr. Valdez when Mr. Valdez' condition became irreversible, cause of Mr. Valdez' blindness etc. Plaintiff Northland has listed numerous medical exhibits and medical experts

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regarding the issue of how and when Mr. Valdez went blind. Originally, both parties anticipated that healthcare providers, treating physicians, medical experts and medical records would be necessary to prove what, if any, affect the care rendered by CMS had on Mr. Valdez' ultimate outcome. The issues pertaining to irreversibility, loss of

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vision, standard of care all were issues in the case at the time. Under the present status of the case, all information regarding Mr. Valdez' medical care, comments of healthcare providers, expert medical testimony, medical records and the like are irrelevant. The Court has narrowed the issues by virtue of granting CMS' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. None of the medical issues in Mr. Valdez' case is now relevant or probative in the remaining portion of the Valdez case. Therefore, Defendant CMS seeks an Order precluding Northland from introducing, mentioning, arguing or otherwise referring to Mr. Valdez' medical condition, care rendered by CMS or other healthcare providers as being irrelevant and,

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pursuant to Rule 403, Federal Rules of Evidence, any probative value would be outweighed by the prejudicial effect. DATED this 24th day of February, 2006.

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HOLLOWAY ODEGARD FORREST KELLY & KASPAREK, P.C.

By:___/s/_____________________________ Stephen Paul Forrest 3101 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Defendant Correctional Medical Services, Inc., Lorraine LopezMoreno, Trina Carrasco, and Jacqueline Cornwell

ORIGINAL of the foregoing electronically filed this 24th day of February, 2006, with: The Clerk of Court United States District Court 401 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 85003 COPY of the foregoing hand-delivered this 24th day of February 2006, to: The Honorable Frederick J. Martone United States District Court Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse 401 W. Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85003

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COPY of the foregoing mailed This 24th day of February 2006, to: Karl M. Tilleman, Esq. Bruce Converse, Esq. Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P. Collier Center 201 East Washington Street, Ste. 1600 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2382 Attorneys for Plaintiff Northland

By

/s/ Tammy Carbajal

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