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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Benson Ben and Elsie Ben, individually; and

on behalf of J.B., K.B., and Z.B., minors; and

as Personal Representatives of the Estates of

R.B. and C.B., deceased, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

United States of America,

Defendant.

CV 04-1850-PCT-PGR

ORDER

Pending before the Court are the following motions: (1) Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine

(Doc. 77); and (2) Defendant's Motion to Defer Response to Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine

(Doc. 79). The Court now issues the following rulings:

The Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine is hereby DENIED without prejudice. First, the

Scheduling Order governing this action specifically states that "[n]o motion in limine shall

be filed unless a statement of moving counsel is attached thereto certifying that after personal

consultation and sincere efforts to do so, counsel have been unable to satisfactorily resolve

the matter." Plaintiffs' counsel has filed no such document. 

However, even if the Plaintiffs had complied with the procedure for filing a Motion in

Limine the Court outlined in its Scheduling Order, the motion would still be denied as

premature. If a Motion in Limine addresses evidence submitted in support of dispositive

motions, it is sufficient for the parties to object to such evidence in their response brief. If

the Motion in Limine is for the purpose of excluding evidence at trial, such motions are

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addressed at the Pretrial Conference or before trial. Obviously, this case is not yet ready to

proceed to trial as evidenced by the partial dispositive motion now pending on the Court's

docket. As such, the Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine is premature. Plaintiffs may re-raise the

issues presented at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine is DENIED WITHOUT

PREJUDICE. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED finding as MOOT the Defendant's Motion to Defer

Response to Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine (Doc. 79).

DATED this 3rd day of November, 2006.

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