Skill

legalcode-motion-in-limine

Draft and analyze motions in limine for US federal court proceedings. Use when filing or opposing pretrial motions to exclude or limit evidence, preparing argument outlines for evidentiary hearings, anticipating opposition responses, or advising on evidentiary strategy before trial. Covers FRE 401-403 relevance and unfair prejudice balancing (Old Chief, Sprint/United Management), FRE 404(b) prior acts and crimes (Huddleston conditional relevance, 2020 notice amendment, inextricably intertwined doctrine), FRE 407-411 policy exclusions (subsequent remedial measures, compromise negotiations, medical payments, plea statements, liability insurance), FRE 501-502 privilege and inadvertent waiver (clawback orders, 502(d) federal-court orders), FRE 702 expert testimony and Daubert gatekeeping (2023 amendment, Joiner analytical-gap, Kumho Tire non-scientific experts), FRE 801-807 hearsay and exceptions (Crawford Confrontation Clause testimonial overlay, Davis primary-purpose test), and FRE 609 prior convictions for impeachment (crimen falsi mandatory admission, 10-year balancing). Includes standard opposition and response arguments, limiting instruction strategy under FRE 105, conditional relevance under FRE 104(b), door-opening doctrine, and offer-of-proof requirements. Generates argument outlines with confidence-scored authority, anticipated opposition arguments, and reply strategy with Glass Box audit trail.