United States v. Sutter Health

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 14-cv-04100-KAW

Plaintiffs,

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

v. TENTATIVE RULINGS

SUTTER HEALTH, et al., Defendants.

12 I. MOTIONS IN LIMINE Relevant evidence is any evidence that has any tendency to make a fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Fed. R. Evid. 401. The Court has discretion to “exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of . . . unfair prejudice, confusing the issue, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasting time, or needlessly presenting cumulative evidence.” 20 MIL Motion Ruling Reason/Explanation 22 The Court will not permit evidence of the settlements in this case because the prejudice from a jury inferring liability based on…