Opinion
2:19cv506
06-16-2023
DARIAN BALCOM, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH individually, GABE FIGUERO individually, JOHN DOE individually, JORGE ZARATE, OFFICER LEO, OFFICER DONNOLLEY and OFFICER SMITH, Defendants.
Margaret Schuetz Coleman, Esquire, Alexander B. Wright, Esquire, Hillary Weaver, Esquire, Julie E. Koren, Esquire, Krysia Kubiak, Esquire
Margaret Schuetz Coleman, Esquire, Alexander B. Wright, Esquire, Hillary Weaver, Esquire, Julie E. Koren, Esquire, Krysia Kubiak, Esquire
ORDER
David Stewart Cercone, Senior United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 16th day of June, 2023, upon due consideration of plaintiffs Motion In Limine to Preclude Evidence or Argument Regarding Events Occurring After March 8, 2018, and the brief accompanying thereto, IT IS ORDERED that [123] the motion be, and the same hereby is, granted.
The motion is granted as follows: defendants are precluded from introducing evidence or argument to the extent that it pertains to matters or events which occurred after March 8, 2018, including but not limited to testimony from Sean O'Donnell and/or Todd Collar regarding any interaction(s) either of them had with plaintiff, as well as their observations and/or opinions of her.
This evidence is irrelevant to the events that occurred on the night in question and in any event the probative value of the proffered information substantially is outweighed by its potential to (1) create undue prejudice, (2) confuse or mislead the jury and (3) consume unwarranted use of time through the presentation and refutation of collateral matters.