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- ilnd;;1:16-cv-09098_de242 RegisterActionDate "2021-04-06" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-09098_de242 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: This order addresses certain matters relating to jury instructions and exhibits. (1) Defendants contend the Court should not instruct the jury regarding future damages for emotional distress because plaintiff lacks expertise to testify regarding future damages. Perhaps so, but plaintiff can properly testify about his symptoms and their duration as well as whether they continue to exist at present, and a reasonable jury could draw an inference from such testimony that plaintiff will suffer future emotional distress damages. The Court overrules defendants' objection. (2) As previously indicated, the Court has downloaded the parties' proposed exhibits to its computer in the courtroom, from which any exhibits shown to the jury will be projected. In doing so, the Court noted that each side designated transcripts from the prior trial. The Court has changed the titles of these exhibits slightly to remove any references to "jury," "trial," and "volume #." The reason is that if the Court projects an exhibit, its title will be seen by the jury, and reference to a prior trial or jury trials in front of the jury in this case would be inappropriate. Any references to testimony from the previous trial, or to the trial at all, must be to a "prior proceeding," not a "trial" or a "jury trial." Both sides are directed to follow this directive scrupulously. (3) The Court has looked at the tendered exhibits, and it does not appear to the Court that there is any plausible basis for admissibility of plaintiff's exhibits 20 through 41. Plaintiff may not reference any of these exhibits before the jury without first obtaining permission from the Court, which will require him to justify their admission on an appropriate basis. Plaintiff should be prepared to discuss this at the conclusion of jury selection, though the Court may defer the discussion until later than that. (4) The Court will shortly send out the video invitation to plaintiff and the first two remote witnesses anticipated by plaintiff (his sisters). Plaintiff is directed to advise these witnesses that they are not to sign into the video event until requested to do so. The Court will discuss with the parties tomorrow morning exactly when and how to notify these and other remote witnesses of when they are to sign on. (mk) (Entered: 04/06/2021)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-09098_de242 AdministrativeID "239" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-09098_de242 OntologyLabel minute_entry @default.