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09-11-2016 ECF 1237 USA V Kenneth Medenbach - Motion in Limine Re BLM Witness Testimony
09-11-2016 ECF 1237 USA V Kenneth Medenbach - Motion in Limine Re BLM Witness Testimony
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vs.
KENNETH MEDENBACH,
Defendant(s).
Defendant, Kenneth Medenbach, through hybrid counsel, Matthew
Schindler, moves the Court for an order in limine excluding certain of the
governments evidence as described below.
1. Background:
At the original hearing on the defendants motions in limine, the court
directed the government to provide the defense with summaries of the anticipated
testimony from refuge employees. The government did that on August 26, 2016.
See Letter from USAO dated 8/26/16 attached as Exhibit 1.1 Counsel for Mr.
Medenbach reviewed that document and identified through highlights the portions
of the testimony that remained objectionable as either irrelevant, hearsay, or
Per the governments express wishes this letter will be emailed separately to the court to be a sealed
exhibit for the record.
Case 3:16-cr-00051-BR
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employees were in fact impacted is just not evidence in this case. It has nothing to
do with proving a conspiracy particularly one impacting important First and
Second Amendment rights.
The refuge was closed by District Managers based on concerns about
employees no one has ever disputed that. Why does a week of trial time need to
be devoted to an undisputed fact?