(a) Motions in limine will not be considered unless the movant attaches a statement
certifying that the parties have participated in the meet-and-confer process and
have been unable to resolve the matter without court action. Motions in limine
must identify the particular evidence or argument to be excluded and state the
constitutional, statutory, or regulatory reasons why the evidence is inadmissible or
the argument is inappropriate. Unless the court orders otherwise, motions in
limine must be filed 30 days before trial. Responses must be filed and served no
later than 14 days after service of the motion. Replies will be allowed only with
leave of the court.
(b) Upon the initiative of a pro se plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, the attorneys or
parties who will try the case and who are authorized to make binding stipulations
must personally discuss settlement and prepare and file a proposed joint pretrial
order containing the following:
(1) A concise statement of the nature of the action and the parties’
contentions;
(2) A statement of the basis for this court’s jurisdiction with specific legal
citations;
(3) A statement of all uncontested facts deemed material in the action;
(4) A statement of the contested issues of fact in the case as agreed upon by
the parties;
(5) A statement of the contested issues of law in the case as agreed upon by
the parties;
(6) Plaintiff’s statement of any other issues of fact or law deemed to be
material;
(7) Defendant’s statement of any other issues of fact or law deemed to be
material;
(8) Lists or schedules of all exhibits that will be offered in evidence by the
parties at the trial. The lists or schedules must describe the exhibits
sufficiently for ready identification and:
(A) Identify the exhibits the parties agree can be admitted at trial; and
(B) List those exhibits to which objection is made and state the
grounds for the objection. Stipulations on admissibility,
authenticity, and/or identification of documents should be made
whenever possible;
(9) A statement by each party of whether they intend to present evidence in
electronic format to jurors for purposes of jury deliberations. Parties
should consult the court’s website or contact the assigned judge’s
courtroom administrator for instructions on how to prepare evidence in
electronic format and other requirements;
(10) A statement by each party identifying any depositions intended to be
offered at the trial, except for impeachment purposes, and designating the
portions of the deposition to be offered;
(11) A statement of the objections, and the grounds for them, to deposition
testimony the opposing party has designated;
(12) A list of witnesses, with their addresses, who may be called at the trial.
The list may not include witnesses whose identities were not, but should
have been, revealed in response to permitted discovery unless the court,
for good cause and on such conditions as are just, orders otherwise; and
(13) A list of motions in limine filed, if any.
(c) Unless offered for impeachment purposes, no exhibit will be received and no
witnesses will be permitted to testify at the trial unless listed in the pretrial order.
However, for good cause shown, the court may allow an exception to this
provision.
