On August 14, 2020 a
Motion,Ex Parte
was filed
involving a dispute between
Stephens, Donnetta,
and
Crown Ace Hardware,
Does 1 Through 100 Inclusive,
Monsato Company,
Wilbur-Ellis Company, Llc,
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, Llc,
for Product Liability Unlimited
in the District Court of San Bernardino County.
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Bart H. Williams (State Bar No. 134009) SUPERIOR CCL'RT OF {JALIFURNBA
bwilliams roskauer.com COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
vManuel achén (State Bar No. 216987)
F. SAN BERNARDiNO DISTRICT
mcachan prqskauer.com
Shawn S. dmgham, Jr. (State Bar No. 275268) JUL 62 202!
sledingham proskauer.com
PROSKA R ROSE LLP r
2029 Century Park East BY /M\."i‘l:"tgi*19
Suite 2400 Z.) DEPUTY
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 557-2900
FaCSImile: (3 10) 557-2193
Lee M. Popkin (admitted pro hac vice)
1 opkin proskauer.com
8. Jenni er Yang (admitted pro hac vice)
jyang .proskauer.com
PROS AUER ROSE LLP
11 Times S uare
New York, 10036
10 Telephone: (2 1 2) 969-3000
FaCSImile: (212) 969-2900
1,1
Attorneys for Defendants
12 MONSANTO COMPANY AND CROWN ACE
HARDWARE
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
'14 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
.A
15 DONNETTA STEPHENS, Case No. CIVSB2104801
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Plaintiff DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF MOTION
AND MOTION IN LIMIM NO. 14 TO
‘17
vs. EXCLUDE REFERENCE TO A “MAGIC”
TUMOR
MONSANTO COMPANY, WILBUR-ELLIS
18 NUTRITION, LLC AND CROWN ACE Judge: Hon. Gilbert G. Ochoa
HARDWARE, Dept: SZ4-SBJC
19 Complaint Filed: August 4, 2020
Defendants. Trial Date: July 19, 2021
20 Hearing Date: July 15, 2021
Time: 9:00 am.
21
Filed concurrentl With Declaration of Shawn
22 . Ledingham, Jr.
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DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE N0. l4 TO EXCLUDE REFERENCE T0 A “MAGIC TUMOR”
TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on July 15, 2021 at 9:00 am. in Department 824 of the-
above-entitled Court, located at 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, Defendants
Monsanto Company and Crown Ace Hardware
(collectively, “Defendants”) will, and hereby do,
move this Court for an order to exclude any reference to the
results of the 1983 Bio/dynamics
mouse study as involving a “magic tumor”
This motion is made pursuant to California Evidence Code §§ 210, 350 and 352, and is
\OOONON
based on the grounds that such evidence is inadmissible as irrelevant and inflammatory.
Defendants seek this relief based on this Motion, the accompanying Memorandum of
10 Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Shawn
S. Ledingham, Jr. filed concurrently herewith,
11 records and files of this Court and all other matters which the Court may take judicial notice.
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13 Dated: July 2, 2021 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
By:
J/Ljé/l
Shawn S. Ledingham, Jr.
Attorneysfor Defendants Monsanto Company and Crown
Ace Hardware
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DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE N0. 14 T0 EXCLUDE REFERENCE TO A “MAGIC” TUMOR
Document Filed Date
July 02, 2021
Case Filing Date
August 14, 2020
Category
Product Liability Unlimited
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’— Bart H. Williams (State Bar No. 134009) SUPERIOR CCL'RT OF {JALIFURNBA bwilliams roskauer.com COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO vManuel achén (State Bar No. 216987) F. SAN BERNARDiNO DISTRICT mcachan prqskauer.com Shawn S. dmgham, Jr. (State Bar No. 275268) JUL 62 202! sledingham proskauer.com PROSKA R ROSE LLP r 2029 Century Park East BY /M\."i‘l:"tgi*19 Suite 2400 Z.) DEPUTY Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 557-2900 FaCSImile: (3 10) 557-2193 Lee M. Popkin (admitted pro hac vice) 1 opkin proskauer.com 8. Jenni er Yang (admitted pro hac vice) jyang .proskauer.com PROS AUER ROSE LLP 11 Times S uare New York, 10036 10 Telephone: (2 1 2) 969-3000 FaCSImile: (212) 969-2900 1,1 Attorneys for Defendants 12 MONSANTO COMPANY AND CROWN ACE HARDWARE 13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA '14 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO .A 15 DONNETTA STEPHENS, Case No. CIVSB2104801 ‘3 i, 16 Plaintiff DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION IN LIMIM NO. 14 TO ‘17 vs. EXCLUDE REFERENCE TO A “MAGIC” TUMOR MONSANTO COMPANY, WILBUR-ELLIS 18 NUTRITION, LLC AND CROWN ACE Judge: Hon. Gilbert G. Ochoa HARDWARE, Dept: SZ4-SBJC 19 Complaint Filed: August 4, 2020 Defendants. Trial Date: July 19, 2021 20 Hearing Date: July 15, 2021 Time: 9:00 am. 21 Filed concurrentl With Declaration of Shawn 22 . Ledingham, Jr. 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE N0. l4 TO EXCLUDE REFERENCE T0 A “MAGIC TUMOR” TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on July 15, 2021 at 9:00 am. in Department 824 of the- above-entitled Court, located at 247 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, Defendants Monsanto Company and Crown Ace Hardware (collectively, “Defendants”) will, and hereby do, move this Court for an order to exclude any reference to the results of the 1983 Bio/dynamics mouse study as involving a “magic tumor” This motion is made pursuant to California Evidence Code §§ 210, 350 and 352, and is \OOONON based on the grounds that such evidence is inadmissible as irrelevant and inflammatory. Defendants seek this relief based on this Motion, the accompanying Memorandum of 10 Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Shawn S. Ledingham, Jr. filed concurrently herewith, 11 records and files of this Court and all other matters which the Court may take judicial notice. 12 13 Dated: July 2, 2021 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP By: J/Ljé/l Shawn S. Ledingham, Jr. Attorneysfor Defendants Monsanto Company and Crown Ace Hardware -1- DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE N0. 14 T0 EXCLUDE REFERENCE TO A “MAGIC” TUMOR