Opinion
5:16-CV-00453 (TES)
02-15-2024
Ricky Johnson v. Dr. Sharon Lewis, et al.
Counsel: Amanda Bradley Gabrielle Durling Jordan Lee Greene Kasdin Miller Mitchell Constance McKinnon Counsel: Righton Lewis Lemuel Montgomery Nia Waller Roger Allan Chalmers Anna Morris Phillip Distanislao, III
Counsel: Amanda Bradley Gabrielle Durling Jordan Lee Greene Kasdin Miller Mitchell Constance McKinnon
Counsel: Righton Lewis Lemuel Montgomery Nia Waller Roger Allan Chalmers Anna Morris Phillip Distanislao, III
Disclaimer: Contents of this Minute Sheet are for administrative purposes ONLY and are NOT meant as a substitution for the official court record. Attorneys should contact the court reporter and order a transcript if there are any questions as to the contents herein.
MINUTE SHEET OF COURT PROCEEDINGS
Tilman E. Self, III Judge:
Court time for JS10/MJSTAR: 2 hours / 17 minutes
10:29 am Called to order. Identification of parties. Discussion regarding basic logistics for the trial.
10:32 am Discussion about jury selection, strike sheet, opening and closing statements. Additional discussion about Voir Dire questions and what is expected from the parties during this process. Plaintiff's attorney discussed the possibility of having additional exhibits. The Plaintiff SHALL have 10 days to submit additional exhibits.
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11:02 am Discussion regarding pending motions. As further set out by the Court during the Pretrial Conference held on February 15, 2023, the Court ORDERS as follows:
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Substitution (Doc. 241) - GRANTED.
• Defendants' MIL re Insurance Coverage (Doc. 245) - GRANTED.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re Bifurcation (Doc. 276) - GRANTED.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re CoreCivic (Doc. 249) - GRANTED as agreed to by the parties re wealth, size, and corporate status and as to only identifying/explaining who CoreCivic is as a private employer, owner, and operator of a state prison.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re Evidence of Cirrhosis (Doc. 250) -GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re Exclusion of Lay Medical Opinion (Doc. 251) - GRANTED.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re Exclusion of Evidence of Damages (Doc. 252) - DENIED as moot.
• Plaintiff's Omnibus MIL (Doc. 254) - GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
• Defendant Marler's MIL re Preclude Plaintiff from introducing evidence (Doc. 277) - GRANTED.
12:46 pm Adjourned.