Gerling & Assocs., Inc. v. Gearhouse Broad. Pty Ltd.

Full title: Gerling & Associates, Inc., Plaintiff v. Gearhouse Broadcast Pty Ltd.…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 15, 2013

Case No. 2:10-cv-01074 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 15, 2013)

Opinion

Case No. 2:10-cv-01074

02-15-2013

Gerling & Associates, Inc., Plaintiff v. Gearhouse Broadcast Pty Ltd., Defendant

Mark R. Abel

Magistrate Judge Abel

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the parties' objections to the trial testimony of James Kevin Humphrey (docs. 77 & 79).

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Page:Line(s) ¦Argument of the Parties ¦Court's Ruling ¦ +--------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦The question accurately restated ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiff argues that the¦Humphrey's testimony. Tr. 27:15 - ¦ ¦30:14-20 ¦question is leading. ¦28:2. The question was not ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦im-permissibly leading. Objection ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦overruled. ¦ +--------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦The question accurately restated ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiff argues that the¦Humphrey's testimony. Tr. 11:19; ¦ ¦51:15-22 ¦question is leading. ¦27:4-14. The question was not ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦impermissibly leading. Objection ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦overruled. ¦ +--------------+-------------------------+------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦The objection is overruled subject ¦ ¦ ¦Defendant objects to the ¦to Gearhouse Broadcast Pty Ltd.'s ¦ ¦ ¦use of Exhibit 1 because ¦right to renew the objection at ¦ ¦32:25-33:2 ¦it is an incomplete ¦trial if it believes that the ¦ ¦ ¦document. ¦exhibit is materially incomplete or ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦that the document cannot be ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦authenticated. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Defendant maintains that Mr. The objection is sustained. Mr. Humphrey ¦ ¦ ¦has no personal Humphrey has no personal knowledge regarding the ¦ ¦ ¦actions knowledge regarding the actions of John Fisher. of John Fisher¦ ¦42:20,¦at Gerling & Associates, Inc.'s facility. Both the questions and ¦ ¦43:2 ¦testimony responding ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to them at Tr. 42:20 through 43:2 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦are stricken. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Mark R. Abel

United States Magistrate Judge