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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK JACKSON, ASHLEY NICOLE

JACKSON, a minor, BRIANA FREDRANIQUE

ANNETTE JACKSON, a minor, and SHAWN

YVETTE MARTIN, 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CITY OF PITTSBURG, AARON L. BAKER,

individually and in his official capacity as Chief of

Police of the City of Pittsburg Police Department,

G. LOMBARDI, individually and as an officer of the

City of Pittsburg Police Department (Badge # 275),

C. SMITH, individually and as an officer of the

City of Pittsburg Police Department (Badge # 285),

P. DUMPA, individually and as an officer of the

City of Pittsburg Police Department (Bade # 291),

WILLIAM BLAKE HATCHER, individually and as

an officer of the City of Pittsburg Police Department

(Badge # 274), and DOES 1–100, inclusive,

Defendants. /

No. C 09-01016 WHA

ORDER RE FINAL

PRETRIAL

CONFERENCE

Did defense filed an excessive number of motions in limine? The Court’s guidelines

advise that usually no more than four or five motions in limine need to be resolved prior to the

opening statements and the balance can be resolved as the trial proceeds. This is because in

actual trial practice, many supposed motions in limine fall away as unnecessary given the way the

case is actually tried. Therefore, prior to tomorrow’s final pretrial conference, defendants must

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select six of their motions in limine to be heard at the final pretrial conference with the remainder

to be presented and decided as the trial progresses. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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