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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TARA GARLICK; MERRI SILVA; CHRIS 

SILVA; MINORS MAKEYLA L. SILVA, 

CHELSEA J. SILVA, CATELYN R. SILVA, 

AND ELI Z. SILVA, INDIVIDUALLY AS 

SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO DAVID 

S. SILVA, BY AND THROUGH THEIR 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM, JUDY SILVA; 

AND, MINOR JADE SILVA, 

INDIVIDUALLY AS SUCCESSOR IN 

INTEREST TO DAVID S. SILVA, 

DECEASED, BY AND THROUGH HER 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM ADRIANE 

DOMINGUEZ, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF KERN, IN ITS OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY; SERGEANT DOUGLAS 

SWORD, DEPUTIES JEFFREY KELLY, 

LUIS ALMANZA, RYAN BROCK, DAVID 

STEPHENS, TANNER MILLER, RYAN 

GREER, AND CHP OFFICERS MICHAEL 

PHILLIPS AND MICHAEL BRIGHT, EACH 

IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01051-LJO-JLT

ORDER RE: JOINT STIPULATION

ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE

(Doc. 164)

The parties, through their respective counsel, have stipulated to the following and agree that 

all of the following apply equally to all parties:

1. To preclude any comment or argument before the jury that suggests that jurors should 

base Plaintiffs’ damages on an amount that the jurors would charge to endure similar 

injuries, or that would appeal to community standards or morals;

2. To preclude evidence, comment or argument relating to Defendants’ liability insurance

and/or wealth;

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3. To preclude any opinions of witnesses, including expert witnesses, as to the credibility 

of other witnesses, including law enforcement personnel;

4. To preclude evidence of rallies and protests conducted after the date of the subject 

incident in favor of or against law enforcement conduct;

5. To preclude any reference to newspaper articles or video, audio, or typographical news 

media accounts1of the subject incident or subsequent events, rallies, and/or protests;

6. To preclude any reference to any website, Facebook pages or other social media 

sources, which reference this incident;

7. To exclude the results of any CHP investigation; and

8. To preclude the online political and social media activity of the individual Plaintiffs, 

including Chris Silva and Merri Silva.

See Doc. 164.

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 23, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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 This does not preclude a party from attempting to introduce into evidence—subject to any objections or foundation 

requirements--the cell phone videos taken by a percipient witness, the surveillance video of the subject incident, or the 

911 call.

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