Williams v. County Of Monterey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 MONIA WILLIAMS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01811-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTIONS IN LIMINE

v. [Re: ECF 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 183, COUNTY OF MONTEREY, et al., 184, 185] Defendants.

12 The Court held the Final Pretrial Conference in this case on May 6, 2021, at which time it issued oral rulings on the parties’ Motions in Limine. Those rulings are summarized as follows: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS IN LIMINE (1) Plaintiffs’ Motion in Limine No. 1 to Exclude Expert and Lay Opinion Testimony on the Existence of Exigent Circumstances and Lawfulness of Removal (ECF 184) Plaintiff moves to exclude all testimony of Defendants’ experts and employees on the existence of exigent circumstances at the time minors L.S. and Q.S. were removed from the custody of Monia Williams (“Williams”). Exigent circumstances justifying removal exist where there is “specific, articulable evidence that provides…