Hargrove

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TATYANA HARGROVE, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-1743 JLT ) Plaintiffs, ) ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE ) v. ) (Docs. 49, 51, 52, 53) ) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al., ) Defendants. ) )

Plaintiffs and Defendants now bring motions in limine to establish the evidence that may be offered at trial. I. Legal Standards Governing Motions in Limine “Although the Federal Rules of Evidence do not explicitly authorize in limine rulings, the practice has developed pursuant to the district court’s inherent authority to manage the course of trials.” Luce v. United States, 469 U.S. 38, 40 n. 2 (1984). The Ninth Circuit explained motions in limine “allow parties to resolve evidentiary disputes ahead of trial, without first having to present potentially prejudicial evidence in front of a jury.” Brodit v. Cabra, 350 F.3d 985, 1004-05 (9th Cir. 2003) (citations omitted). Importantly, motions in limine seeking the exclusion of broad…