Jenkins
(PC) Blackwell v. Jenkins
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY KARL BLACKWELL, No. 2:19-cv-00442 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. JENKINS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges defendant violated his Eighth and First Amendment rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to exclude plaintiff’s arrest and conviction record from trial. (ECF No. 75.) For the reasons stated below, this motion will be denied as premature. Plaintiff has also filed a notice of failure to comply with court order that will be addressed. (ECF No. 76.) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO EXCLUDE On April 25, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion to exclude plaintiff’s arrest and conviction record from trial. (ECF No. 75.) This one-page motion seeks the exclusion of evidence at trial. The limitation or exclusion of evidence at trial is dealt with by motions in limine. …