Martinez
Martinez v. County of Alameda
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LISAMARIA MARTINEZ, Case No. 20-cv-06570-TSH
Plaintiff, [TENTATIVE] PRETRIAL ORDER v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 103, 104, 110, 111 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al., Defendants.
12 The Court issues this tentative order to help the parties focus their discussion at the February 29, 2024 pretrial conference. I. MOTIONS IN LIMINE Pending before the Court are Plaintiff Lisamaria Martinez’s Motions in Limine, ECF Nos. 110, 111, and Defendant Alameda County’s Motions in Limine, ECF Nos. 103, 104. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motions in Limine Nos. 1–2, GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant’s Motion in Limine No. 3, GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 1, and DENIES Plaintiff’s Motions in Limine Nos. 2–4. A. Legal Standard 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). …