Exhibit,Appendix: WILFREDO RIOS VS WEATHERCHEM CORPORATION

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                                CV-2022-06-1871         O'BRIEN, TAMMY            11/03/2023 12:18:13 PM             MLIM              Page 1 of 4




                                          IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
                                               SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO

             WILFREDO RIOS,                                      )         CASE NO. CV-2022-06-1871
                                                                 )
                            Plaintiff,                           )         JUDGE TAMMY O’BRIEN
                                                                 )
                    -vs-                                         )         DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE
                                                                 )         TO PRE-ADMIT EXHIBITS
             WEATHERCHEM CORPORATION,                            )
                                                                 )
                            Defendant.                           )

                   Defendant Weatherchem Corporation dba Mold-Rite Plastics (“Defendant” or “Mold-

            Rite”) moves for an order in limine to pre-admit the following exhibits before the presentation of

            evidence commences at trial:

                   Defendant’s Ex. A:       2017 Mold-Rite Employee Handbook (marked as Dep. Ex. B)

                   Defendant’s Ex. B:       Wilfredo Rios’ signed receipt of Mold-Rite Employee Handbook
                                            dated January 3, 2018 (marked as Dep. Ex. A)

                   Defendant’s Ex. G:       Wilfredo Rios and Carol Rinder text message exchanges on
                                            December 16, 2019 (marked as Dep. Ex. G)

                   Defendant’s Ex. J:       Wilfredo Rios’ Mold-Rite Timecard for the week of March 14-20,
                                            2021 (marked as Dep. Ex. 15)

                   Defendant’s Ex. N:       Wilfredo Rios and Carol Rinder text message exchanges on
                                            March 19, 2021 (marked as Dep. Ex. G)

                   Defendant’s Ex. GG: Text messages between Mr. Lapikas and Mr. Rios.

                   Mr. Rios confirmed in writing his receipt of the 2017 Mold-Rite Employee Handbook on

            January 3, 2018. (Ex. M: Rios tr. 90:12-91:20; Dep. Ex. A and B). The 2017 Mold-Rite Employee

            Handbook (Defendant’s Trial Ex. A) and Mr. Rios’ signed receipt for the 2017 Mold-Rite

            Employee Handbook (Defendant’s Trial Ex. B) will meet the requirements for admission at trial.

            (Ohio Evid. R. 803(6) and 901(A)).




                              Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts
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                   The Mold-Rite timecard for Plaintiff Wilfredo Rios for the week of March 14-29, 2021,

            has been authenticated by Mr. Rios. (Dep. Ex. M: Rios tr. 149:4-13; Ex. 1: Gubanc tr. 60:16-19).

            The Mold-Rite timecard for Plaintiff Wilfredo Rios for the week of March 14-29, 2021

            (Defendant’s Trial Ex. J) will meet the requirements for admission at trial. (Ohio Evid. R. 803(6)

            and 901(A)).

                   The screenshots of the text message exchange between Carol Rinder and Wilfredo Rios on

            December 16, 2019 (Defendant’s Trial Ex. G) and March 19, 2021 (Defendant’s Trial Ex. N) have

            been authenticated by Ms. Rinder and Mr. Rios. (Ex. 2: Rinder tr. 87:14-20; Dep. Ex. M: Rios tr.

            160:5-22; Dep. Ex. G). Defendant’s Trial Ex. G and Defendant’s Trial Ex. N will meet the

            requirements for admission at trial. (Ohio Evid. R. 901(A)).

                   Finally, Plaintiff requested that Brian Lapikas produce all text messages exchanged with

            Plaintiff. Defendant engaged a forensic specialist, Gregory Cancilla, Director of Forensics with

            Consilio, to meet with Mr. Lapikas, take temporary custody of Mr. Lapikas’ iPhone, and retrieve

            and process all text messages between Mr. Lapikas and Plaintiff contained on Mr. Lapikas’ iPhone.

            The Extraction Report is attached as Defendant’s Trial Ex. HH. The printout of the emails between

            Mr. Lapikas is attached as Defendant’s Trial Ex. GG, and this printout was provided to Plaintiff at

            Plaintiff’s request. Defendant’s Trial Ex. GG will meet the requirements for admission at trial.

            (Ohio Evid. R. 901(A)).

                   Mold-Rite requests this order so that counsel may refer to those exhibits and display

            portions of these exhibits during opening statements. Mold-Rite submits that the pre-admission of

            these exhibits will assist the jury in understanding the evidence to be presented at trial and will not

            prejudice any party to this action.




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                              Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts
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                                                                 Respectfully submitted,

                                                                  /s/ Theodore M. Dunn, Jr.
                                                                 THEODORE M. DUNN, JR. (0024195)
                                                                 ELIZABETH A. CROSBY (0041433)
                                                                 BUCKLEY KING LPA
                                                                 1400 Fifth Third Center
                                                                 600 Superior Avenue East
                                                                 Cleveland, OH 44113
                                                                  (ph.) 216-363-1400 • (fax) 216-579-1020
                                                                 dunn@buckleyking.com
                                                                 crosby@buckleyking.com

                                                                 Counsel for Defendant
                                                                 Weatherchem Corporation




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                        Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts
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                                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

                    I hereby certify that on November 3, 2023, the foregoing was served via e-mail as follows:

                            Kami D. Brauer, Esq. (kami@employmentlawpartners.com)
                            Lydia Floyd, Esq. (lydia@lydiafloydlaw.com)
                            Counsel for Plaintiff


                                                                         /s/ Theodore M. Dunn, Jr.
                                                                        THEODORE M. DUNN, JR. (0024195)


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                               Sandra Kurt, Summit County Clerk of Courts