Opinion
Civil Action No. 03-cv-0466-ZLW-BNB.
March 7, 2007
ORDER
The matters before the Court are (1) Plaintiff Dawson's Supplemental Authority And Brief In Support Of Motion In Limine, which the Court treats as a motion for reconsideration of the Court's February 21, 2007, Order denying Plaintiff's motion in limine with respect to prior convictions involving credibility, and (2) Defendants' Motion To Strike Plaintiff's Supplemental Authority And Brief In Support Of Motion In Limine, and the Supplement there to. After considering the parties' papers and the legal authority cited therein, the Court declines to reverse the prior ruling. In particular, the relatively large number of prior convictions of Plaintiff for crimes involving dishonesty, coupled with the fact that Plaintiff has been incarcerated since 1992, and thus has had no opportunity to commit further crimes for fifteen years, distinguishes this case and supports the admission of very limited evidence concerning the prior convictions. Accordingly, it is
See February 21, 2007, Courtroom Minutes.
ORDERED that Plaintiff Dawson's Supplemental Authority And Brief In Support Of Motion In Limine (Doc. No. 147), treated as a motion for reconsideration, is denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion To Strike Plaintiff's Supplemental Authority And Brief In Support Of Motion In Limine (Doc. No. 148) is denied as moot.