Case 1:04-cv-00163-GMS
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) Civil Action No.: 04-0163 GMS ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) CITY OF NEWARK, HAROLD F. GODWIN, ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED JOHN H. FARRELL, IV, JERRY CLIFTON, ) KARL G. KALBACHER, DAVID J. ATHEY, ) FRANK J. OSBORNE, JR., CHRISTINA REWA ) AND URS CORPORATION, ) ) Defendants, ) ) vs. ) ) FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) ---------------------------------------------------------------CITY OF NEWARK, ) ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) URS CORPORATION, ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) DONALD M. DURKIN CONTRACTING, INC. CITY OF NEWARK DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN LIMINE TO BAR PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES COMES NOW City of Newark and the Individual City Defendants ("Newark") and move this Honorable Court in limine for an order precluding Plaintiff from requesting or recovering punitive damages from and against the City of Newark or any of the individual Defendants as barred by 10 Del. C. ยงยง 4011 et seq., Delaware law, and Plaintiff's failure to plead punitive damages. In support hereof, Newark submits its Opening Brief.
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TIGHE, COTTRELL & LOGAN, P.A. By: /s/ Paul Cottrell Paul Cottrell (Delaware I.D. No. 2391) Victoria K. Petrone (Delaware I.D. No. 4210) 704 N. King Street P.O. Box 1031 Wilmington, DE 19899 P: (302) 658-6400 F: (302) 658-9836 email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants City of Newark, Harold F. Godwin, John H. Farrell, IV, Jerry Clifton, Karl G. Kalbacher, David J. Athey, Frank J. Osborne, Jr., and Christina Rewa August 19, 2006
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ) ) Civil Action No.: 04-0163 GMS ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) CITY OF NEWARK, HAROLD F. GODWIN, ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED JOHN H. FARRELL, IV, JERRY CLIFTON, ) KARL G. KALBACHER, DAVID J. ATHEY, ) FRANK J. OSBORNE, JR., CHRISTINA REWA ) AND URS CORPORATION, ) ) Defendants, ) ) vs. ) ) FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) ---------------------------------------------------------------CITY OF NEWARK, ) ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) URS CORPORATION, ) ) Third-Party Defendant. ) DONALD M. DURKIN CONTRACTING, INC. ORDER AND NOW, the Court, having considered City of Newark Defendants' Motion in Limine to Bar Plaintiff's Claim for Punitive Damages, and any response thereto, does hereby FIND and ORDER, The City of Newark Defendants' Motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff is barred from seeking or recovering punitive damages from and against the City of Newark or any of the individual Defendants. ___________________________________ The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet
Case 1:04-cv-00163-GMS
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