On May 18, 2016 a
Motion,Ex Parte
was filed
involving a dispute between
Mintzer David,
and
Ford Motor Company,
for civil
in the District Court of Los Angeles County.
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Ss rior Court ‘of California
“Bounty of Los Angeles
Judd A. Gilefsky, Esq. (SBN: 198694)
Olga Matrosova, Esq. (SBN: 270402) MAY 2.3 2017
LECLAIRRYAN, LLP
Officer/Clerk
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 350 Sheri R. Carter, Executive
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5428 By.
Deputy
PHONE: 213-488-0503 Jenny Chea
FAX: 213-624-3755
aeeall Attorneys for Defendant
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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oe
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
FAXED
DAVID MINTZER, Case No.: BC620944
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Plaintiff, DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE
13 NO. 2 TO LIMIT PLAINTIFF'S
V. EXPERT TESTIMONY TO
14 ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE;
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, and DOES 1 DECLARATION OF OLGA
15 through 10, inclusive, MATROSOVA
16 Defendants. Assigned for All Purposes to
Honorable John P. Doyle
17 Department 58
18 Trial Date: June §, 2017
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Comes now Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY ("DEFENDANT"), prior to trial and
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before selection of the jury, move the Court for an Order Jn Limine to limit Plaintiff's expert
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testimony to admissible evidence.
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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
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Although experts may properly rely on hearsay in forming their opinions, they may not
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relate the out-of-court statements of another as independent proof of the fact. Whitfield v. Roth
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(1974) 10 Cal.3d 874, 893-896 (emphasis added). Even if an expert "may rely on inadmissible
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DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 2 TO LIMIT PLAINTIFFS’ EXPERT TESTIMONY TO
ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE; DECLARATION OF OLGA MATROSOVA.
Document Filed Date
May 23, 2017
Case Filing Date
May 18, 2016
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@ e FIL Ss rior Court ‘of California “Bounty of Los Angeles Judd A. Gilefsky, Esq. (SBN: 198694) Olga Matrosova, Esq. (SBN: 270402) MAY 2.3 2017 LECLAIRRYAN, LLP Officer/Clerk 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 350 Sheri R. Carter, Executive Los Angeles, CA 90017-5428 By. Deputy PHONE: 213-488-0503 Jenny Chea FAX: 213-624-3755 aeeall Attorneys for Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY Ce oe SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10 1 FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FAXED DAVID MINTZER, Case No.: BC620944 12 Plaintiff, DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE 13 NO. 2 TO LIMIT PLAINTIFF'S V. EXPERT TESTIMONY TO 14 ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE; FORD MOTOR COMPANY, and DOES 1 DECLARATION OF OLGA 15 through 10, inclusive, MATROSOVA 16 Defendants. Assigned for All Purposes to Honorable John P. Doyle 17 Department 58 18 Trial Date: June §, 2017 19 20 Comes now Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY ("DEFENDANT"), prior to trial and 21 before selection of the jury, move the Court for an Order Jn Limine to limit Plaintiff's expert 22 testimony to admissible evidence. 23 24 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 25 Although experts may properly rely on hearsay in forming their opinions, they may not vi 26 relate the out-of-court statements of another as independent proof of the fact. Whitfield v. Roth NM? 27 (1974) 10 Cal.3d 874, 893-896 (emphasis added). Even if an expert "may rely on inadmissible hw 28 = md 1 DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 2 TO LIMIT PLAINTIFFS’ EXPERT TESTIMONY TO ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE; DECLARATION OF OLGA MATROSOVA.