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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN HEALY,

NO. CIV. S-02-1575 LKK/DAD

Plaintiff,

v. O R D E R

MCI WORLDCOM NETWORK

SERVICE, INC., a Delaware,

corporation; ELECTRONIC

DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION,

a foreign corporation; and 

EDS/SHL CORPORATION, a Delaware

corporation,

Defendants.

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On October 24, 2005, the court heard oral argument on the

defendants’ motions to quash and motions in limine. It entered

the following ORDERS:

A. MOTIONS TO QUASH

The motions to quash are GRANTED, save and except that, if

plaintiff can arrange for a video-conference from Texas to the

court at plaintiff’s expense, the court will order the serving

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of a subpoena on the witness, Ms. Culham, at a location in the

city in which she resides.

B. MOTIONS IN LIMINE

As to the motions in limine, the court RULES as follows:

1. Defendants’ motion re: plaintiff’s work on behalf of

EDS is DENIED;

2. Defendants’ motion to preclude evidence of alleged

accounting fraud is GRANTED;

3. Defendants’ motion to exclude evidence of the

statements of Dorothy Culham is DENIED;

4. Defendants’ motion to exclude the testimony of Steven

M. Reid:

a. As to the New York MTA Project, the motion is

GRANTED;

b. As to testimony concerning Mr. Reid’s own

experience with respect to accelerating vesting of stock options

and ISUs, the motion is GRANTED;

c. As to testimony concerning other employees’

negative reaction to EDS purchasing Systemhouse, the motion is

GRANTED;

d. As to testimony concerning plaintiff’s state of

mind concerning the exercise of options as gleaned by Mr. Reid

by virtue of his conversations with Mr. Healy, the motion is

DENIED if in fact those conversations were contemporaneous with

the time that Mr. Healy and Mr. Reid expected the receipt of the

stock options and ISUs.

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5. EDS’ motion relative to Carl Schroeder’s statement is

WITHDRAWN;

6. EDS’ motion relative to statements by Barbara Iman to

other employees of defendant: The evidence will not be received

insofar as it is tendered to demonstrate an indirect way of

communicating to Mr. Healy. However, if it has other

evidentiary value, it will be received. That issue is DEFERRED

to trial.

7. Defendants’ motion to preclude evidence protected by

the litigation privilege is GRANTED;

8. Defendants’ motion to exclude evidence of fraud, bad

faith or non-economic damages is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 26, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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