Free Motion in Limine - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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John T. Masterson, Bar #007447 Jennifer L. Holsman, Bar #022787 JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Telephone: (602) 263-1700 Fax: (602) 200-7846 [email protected] [email protected] Attorney for Defendants Brad Weekley and Guy Gorman UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA James W. Field, Plaintiff, v. County of La Paz, et al., Defendants. DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN LIMINE REGARDING SETTLEMENT, PRIOR TRIAL AND PRIOR DEFENDANTS CV 03-2214-PHX SRB

Defendants Weekley and Gorman, through counsel, submit this Motion in Limine to preclude evidence, testimony or argument about: (1) settlement negotiations between the parties; (2) any prior Defendants dismissed from this case; and (3) that a previous trial resulted in a hung jury in June of 2006. This information is irrelevant and prejudicial to the issues the jury must decide in this case and are therefore prohibited by Fed. R. Evid. 401, 402 and 403.

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DATED this 16th day of January, 2007. JONES, SKELTON & HOCHULI, P.L.C.

BY /s/Jennifer L. Holsman John T. Masterson Jennifer L. Holsman Randall H. Warner 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Defendants Brad Weekley, Penny Dahlberg, Guy Gorman and Dave Boatwright ORIGINAL of the E-filed filed this 16th day of January, 2007, with: COPYth the foregoing mailed of this 16 day of January, 2007, to: James. W. Field PO Box 248 Salome, Arizona 85348 Plaintiff Pro Per David F. Gaona, Esq. Nicole Cantelme, Esq. Gaona Law Firm 3101 North Central Avenue Suite 720 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorney for Co-Defendants By /s/ Peggy Sue Trakes

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