Martinez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 LISAMARIA MARTINEZ, Case No. 20-cv-06570-TSH

8 Plaintiff, [TENTATIVE] PRETRIAL ORDER 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 103, 104, 110, 111 10 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 The Court issues this tentative order to help the parties focus their discussion at the 14 February 29, 2024 pretrial conference. 15 I. MOTIONS IN LIMINE 16 Pending before the Court are Plaintiff Lisamaria Martinez’s Motions in Limine, ECF Nos. 17 110, 111, and Defendant Alameda County’s Motions in Limine, ECF Nos. 103, 104. For the 18 reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motions in Limine Nos. 1–2, GRANTS IN 19 PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant’s Motion in Limine No. 3, GRANTS Plaintiff’s 20 Motion in Limine No. 1, and DENIES Plaintiff’s Motions in Limine Nos. 2–4. 21 A. Legal Standard 22 Motions in limine are a “procedural mechanism to limit in advance testimony or evidence 23 in a particular area.” United States v. Heller, 551 F.3d 1108, 1111 (9th Cir. 2009). …