Brandon Motton v. Cory Ruark, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION BRANDON MOTTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:21-cv-04093 ) CORY RUARK, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Plaintiff, then proceeding pro se, brought the present lawsuit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging a Fourteenth Amendment claim for failure to protect from harm. The matter comes before this Court for ruling on the parties’ respective motions in limine, (Docs. 137, 138), and other issues related to the upcoming trial. LEGAL STANDARD FOR MOTIONS IN LIMINE A district court has broad discretion in ruling on…