McArthur
McArthur v. Alameda County Public Defender's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FRANCIS MCARTHUR, Case No. 21-cv-09412-KAW
Plaintiff,
ORDER FOLLOWING PRETRIAL
v. CONFERENCE
ALAMEDA COUNTY PUBLIC Re: Dkt. Nos. 114, 119 DEFENDER'S OFFICE, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 I. MOTIONS IN LIMINE Plaintiff Francis McArthur has filed nine motions in limine, while Defendants Office of the Alameda County Public Defender, Diane Bellas, Brendon Woods, Robert Shipway, Youseef Elias, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, and County of Alameda have filed seven motions in limine. (Pl.’s MIL,1 Dkt. No. 119; Def.’s MIL, Dkt. No. 114.) A. Plaintiff’s MIL No. 1: Exclusion of Michael J. Aye’s Expert Testimony Plaintiff seeks to exclude the testimony of Defendants’ expert, Michael J. Aye, on the grounds that: (1) Mr. Aye is seeking to opine on a legal conclusion, and (2) Mr. Aye’s opinion is not reliable. (Pl.’s MIL at 4.) Mr. Aye has litigated Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”) cases…