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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury-Product Liability

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For those of you who do not understand Southern Baptist, this means they were kicking

him out of the church.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

RICHARD SHEPPARD ARNOLD UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

500 W. CAPITOL, ROOM D444

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201-3325

(501) 604-5140

Facsimile (501) 604-5149

December 14, 2007

Ms. Zoe B. Littlepage 

Littlepage Booth - Houston 

1012 West Alabama Street 

Houston, TX 77006 

Mr. John Vardaman

Mr. Steve Urbanczyk

Mr. F. Lane Heard, III 

Williams & Connolly 

725 Twelfth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20005-5901 

Ms. Lyn Peeples Pruitt 

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. - LR 

425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800 

Little Rock, AR 72201 

Ms. Elizabeth Robben Murray 

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP - Little Rock 

400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000 

Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Re: Hill v. Wyeth, 4:05-CV-00546 

Thematic Clips (FED. R. EVID. 106 and FED. R. EVID. 603)

Prempro Users

Dear Counsel:

1. Thematic Clips -- I have continued to wrestle with the thematic clip issue. I recall Irving

Younger telling a story about the preacher who was being churched1 because someone quoted him

as saying “There is no God.” The quoter failed to note the next phrase, “sayeth the fool.” Younger

used this story to emphasize the importance of the “Doctrine of Completeness.” I think Professor

McCormick may use this example too. 

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I am satisfied that Defendants should be able to put in short portions of the deposition immediately

following the quote from the deposition relied upon by Plaintiff’s expert during his/her testimony.

I have not thoroughly examined the record, so I don’t know exactly when (or what) Defendants’

snippets should be included. 

This is really a rule of reason and common sense, and I cannot come up with the proper mechanics.

As an example, would Defendants’ additional excerpt be introduced by the defense lawyer during

the thematic clip? 

Unless Plaintiff can satisfy me that the thematic clip can be used and accommodate Defendants’ 106

rights, I’m disinclined to allow them. In other words, at this point Plaintiff is behind the eight ball.

Plaintiff’s counsel should write me forthwith if they think they have a solution that will ease my

unquiet mind on this point. 

2. Prempro Users -- After much reflection I am much inclined to excuse current Prempro users.

And I am inclined not to voir dire them because it is so likely that I will excuse them, that I think

it would not be productive to use up time on voir dire of these particular individuals. 

My mind is still charged with the issue of spouses, children, and mothers. 

Cordially,

/s/ Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

(Dictated over the phone by Judge Wilson)

Original to the Clerk of the Court

cc: The Honorable Henry L. Jones, Jr.

Other Counsel of Record

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