Opinion
6:19-cv-00337-DTG
04-22-2024
LINDSAY WARD, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS FARM BUREAU, TEXAS FARM BUREAU BUSINESS CORPORATION, TEXAS FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, TEXAS FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, TEXAS FARM BUREAU UNDERWRITERS, FARM BUREAU COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS, SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SLOAN BROWN, JUSTIN INGRAM, AND JON SHARP, Defendants.
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE [ECF NO. 224]
HONORABLE DEREK GILLILAND UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Request No.
Limine Request
Granted
Denied
Agreed
1
Gary Wood did not supervise Plaintiff and has no relevant knowledge of her claims.
X
2
Defendants' company-wide expenses and investments.
X
3
Defendants' financial size or net worth.
X
Request No.
Limine Request
Granted
Denied
Agreed
4
Evidence, Testimony, Commentary, Statements, Arguments, and/or References to (i) the Existence of the English, Merritt, and pending Arbitration Actions, (ii) the Allegations and Claims Made in the English, Merritt, and pending Arbitration Actions, and (iii) any Interlocutory Rulings Issued in English, Ferguson, Merritt, and pending Arbitration Actions.
GRANTED as to all but Ferguson
5
The Ferguson court's issuance of the corrective notice.
X
6
Discovery disputes and objections to discovery.
X
7
Documents or information for which a claim of privilege or exemption has been made.
X
8
Alleged FLSA record-keeping violations.
X
9
Alleged FLSA violations, if any, as determined by the Court.
GRANTED as to all but Ferguson
10
Bill Bergman's alleged statement that unidentified “higher ups” told him Plaintiff would be terminated if she did not sign the affidavit.
X
11
Plaintiff's unilateral recordings of her purported conversations with Bill Bergman after she filed this lawsuit.
X
12
Alleged comparators who are not similarly situated.
X
13
Income, including commissions, of other Agency Managers.
X
14
Front pay damages.
X
15
Liquidated damages.
X
16
Damages beyond the scope of Plaintiff's pleadings, discovery responses, and disclosures.
X
17
Claims or allegations beyond the scope of Plaintiff's complaint.
X
18
Anxiety, stress, or hardship Plaintiff may have experienced because of the lawsuit.
X
19
Any party's political or religious activities, affiliation, beliefs, or participation.
X
Request No.
Limine Request
Granted
Denied
Agreed
20
References to the “Golden Rule” or similar concepts.
X
21
Defendants' lawyers and cost of defense.
X
22
Counsel's own personal beliefs concerning the justness of Plaintiff's case or her right to recover damages.
X
23
Inflammatory testimony.
X
24
Testimony or references suggesting Defendants acted “willfully.”
X
25
Any evidence of or reference to allegations that Mr. Bergman acted in a sexually inappropriate manner or made sexually inappropriate remarks at any time, with Plaintiff or others.
X