Blockchain Innovation, LLC v. Franklin Resources, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-08787-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTIONS IN LIMINE
v. (PUBLIC VERSION OF ECF NO. 513)
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 427, 437 Defendants.
14 I. LEGAL STANDARD A. Motions in Limine Motions in limine are a “procedural mechanism to limit in advance testimony or evidence in a particular area.” United States v. Heller, 551 F.3d 1108, 1111 (9th Cir. 2009). Like other pretrial motions, motions in limine are “useful tools to resolve issues which would otherwise clutter up the trial.” City of Pomona v. SQM N. Am. Corp., 866 F.3d 1060, 1070 (9th Cir. 2017). Accordingly, “a ruling on a motion in limine is essentially a preliminary opinion that falls entirely within the discretion of the district court.” Id.; see Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38, 41 n.4 (1984) (explaining that a court may rule in limine “pursuant to the district court’s inherent 24 …