Free Motion to Strike - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Russell A. Kolsrud, #004578 Brad M. Thies, #021354 N ORLING, K OLSRUD, S IFFERMAN & D AVIS, P.L.C. 16427 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 210 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 (480) 505-0015 Attorneys for Defendant ValueOptions, Inc. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 Shannon Michael Clark, 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. 11 ValueOptions, Inc., 12 Defendant. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ValueOptions, Inc. (?ValueOptions") submits its Motion to Strike Affidavit of John M. Scales. [Doc. 228]. Similar to ValueOptions Objections to Plaintiff's Controverting Statement of Facts and ValueOptions previous Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Newly Discovered Evidence Opposing Summary Judgment, the Affidavit of John M. Scales is not admissible under the Rules of Evidence because it: (1) contains inadmissible hearsay, (2) contains conclusory statements not supported by evidence, (3) advances opinions that are reserved for experts, (4) is irrelevant in light of applicable law, and (5) attempts to offer evidence after discovery cutoff and also well after the time for Plaintiff to file his response to ValueOptions' Motion for Summary Judgment. Specific authority supporting these objections is set forth in detail in ValueOptions' Objections to Plaintiff's Controverting Statement of Facts previously filed and not yet ruled on by this Court. [Doc. 162]. Since Plaintiff, even as a pro se litigant, must comply with substantive Rules of Evidence and for the same reasons set forth in ValueOptions' Objections to Plaintiff's Controverting Statement of Facts and ValueOptions' Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Newly Discovered Evidence Opposing Summary Judgment, ValueOptions objects to the Affidavit MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN M. SCALES Case No. CIV 03-1344-PHX-EHC (MS)

Case 2:03-cv-01344-EHC-HCE

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of John M. Scales and requests this Court disregard the evidence as it relates to summary judgment and enter an order striking it from the record. [Doc. 214]. DATED this 10th day of May, 2006. NORLING, KOLSRUD, SIFFERMAN & DAVIS, P.L.C.

By: /s/ Brad M. Thies Russell A. Kolsrud Brad M. Thies Attorneys for Defendant ValueOptions, Inc. Original of the foregoing e-filed with the Clerk and Copy delivered this 10th day of May, 2006, to: The Honorable Morton Sitver U.S. District Court 401 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Copy of the foregoing mailed this 10th day of May, 2006, to: Shannon M. Clark #113372 ASPC-Tucson-Santa Rita P.O. Box 24406 Tucson, Arizona 85734-4406 Plaintiff pro per /s/ Brad M. Thies

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Case 2:03-cv-01344-EHC-HCE

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