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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS K. MILLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZACHERY JONES, et al.

Defendants.

No. 1:23-cv-01214-JLT-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION IN LIMINE AS PREMATURE

 (ECF No. 30)

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion in limine to exclude evidence of 

Plaintiff’s criminal conviction. (ECF No. 30.) Plaintiff’s motion must be denied as premature. 

Here, Defendants have not yet made a formal appearance in the action and no answer has been 

filed. Thus, the Court has not yet issued any scheduling orders in this case. If Plaintiff’s case 

should survive past the motion for summary judgment stage, the Court will issue a trial 

scheduling order setting trial and pretrial dates, including dates for filing motions in limine. 

Until a trial scheduling order issues in this case, any motions in limine are premature, and 

Plaintiff present motion is therefore denied. Although it is noted that in section 1983 cases, 

criminal convictions are typically admission at trial. See Fed. R. Evid. 609. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2023 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:23-cv-01214-JLT-SAB Document 31 Filed 12/20/23 Page 1 of 1