Legal Opinion
Fox v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 12, 1996No. Nos. C-94-0941 SI, C95-0519-SI and C94-2648-SIPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTIONS IN LIMINE
ILLSTON, District Judge.
On February 2, 1996, the Court heard argument on two motions in limine, filed in tandem by plaintiffs Fox et al. and defendant Robert Anderson (hereinafter “movants”). One motion seeks to exclude evidence of negligence by the owners or crew of the S/V GRIFFIN in operation of the vessel prior to the rescue (“pre-rescue negligence”), and the second seeks to allow a Coast Guard Investigative Report concerning the accident to be admitted into evidence, subject to a FRE 803(8) showing. Having considered the arguments of counsel and the papers…
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