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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN ADAMS, et al., CASE NO. CV F 02-5741 LJO DLB

 COURT’S RESPONSE TO PARTIES’ 

OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED EVIDENCE

Plaintiffs,

vs.

PAUL SPEERS, 

Defendant.

 /

This Court has received and reviewed the parties’ objections to the proposed evidence. (Docs.

204, 213). Unless there is good cause to obtain a pre-jury-selection ruling on proposed evidence, this

Court rules when a party offers the item to be admitted during the trial. Here, no good cause exists to

rule on the parties’ objections prior to jury selection. Accordingly, this Court reserves ruling on the

parties’ objections and will consider them at the time the evidence is offered to be admitted at trial.

Parties should consider several factors prior to offering items to be admitted at trial:

1. Whether the item is included in the Pretrial Order (Doc. 165);

2. Whether the item was the subject of a discovery request (including FED. R. CIV. P. 26

disclosures and expert disclosures requirements) and, if so, whether it was produced

timely; 

3. If hearsay, whether an exception applies;

4. A document or photograph relied upon, or mentioned, by an expert witness will not be

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admitted automatically over FED. R. EVID. 403 objections. This factor has specific

reference to autopsy photographs. The need to have the jury view autopsy photograph(s)

will depend on what issue of proof it pertains to, coupled with the need to admit the

photograph established by the expert him/herself;

5. If audio tape evidence is to be offered, counsel must first provide transcripts both to the

Court and opposing counsel; and

6. A diagram prepared and used by an expert witness for testimony purposes is not admitted

automatically over an objection of relevance, lack of foundation, and/or cumulative

testimony. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 23, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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