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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.

CV 15-03462-RGK (AGRx)

Title

MICHAEL SKIDMORE v. LED ZEPPELIN, et al.

Present: The
Honorable

Date

April 25, 2016

R. GARY KLAUSNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Sharon L. Williams

Shayna Montgomery

N/A

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter / Recorder

Tape No.

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs:

Attorneys Present for Defendants:

Francis Maolfiy. Glen Kulik

Peter Anderson, Helene Freeman

Proceedings:

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Case called. Court and counsel confer. Prior to the trial date, the parties shall submit a joint
statement of the case. The joint statement should not exceed one paragraph. Each day of trial, counsel
shall submit to the Court a list of witnesses, in the order they will be called. Court and counsel confer
regarding voir dire, jury impanelment, trial hours, and introducing exhibits. Time limits for opening
statements will be given to counsel on the first day of trial. The Court informs counsel that it intends to
impose time limits of 10 hours per side.
The Court issues tentative rulings on motions in limine:
Defendants Motion in Limine 1 to exclude testimony about Randy Wolfes statements (DE
134), is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 2 to exclude newspaper articles and book excerpts (DE 135), is
GRANTED with the caveat that Plaintiff may use Pages two statements from the magazine interviews
solely for impeachment.
Defendants Motion in Limine 3 to Exclude Recordings of Taurus (DE 136), is GRANTED: the
only Taurus recordings properly presented to the jury are those that are strictly limited to the Taurus
musical composition as transcribed in the copyrighted 1967 transcription.
Defendants Motion in Limine 4 to Exclude testimony and exhibits of Defendants experts (DE
137), is GRANTED insofar as the expert reports, testimony, or exhibits rely on unprotected performance
elements.
Defendants Motion in Limine 5 to exclude other claims accusing Led Zeppelin of copying (DE
138), is GRANTED.

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Defendants Motion in Limine 6 to exclude report from purported Led Zeppelin historian (DE
139), is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 7 to exclude evidence about the parties respective levels of
wealth, (DE 140) is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 8 to exclude evidence about the charitable goals of the Trust (DE
141), is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 9 to exclude references to extraterritorial revenues and revenue
earned outside the limitations period (DE 142), is DENIED as to evidence of extraterritorial
profits/GRANTED as to evidence of revenue earned outside the limitations period.
Defendants Motion in Limine 10 to exclude testimony of undisclosed witnesses (DE 143), the
Court continues to deliberate on this motion.
Defendants Motion in Limine 11 to exclude testimony of Larry Knight (DE 144), the Court
continues to deliberate on this motion.
Defendants Motion in Limine 12 to exclude references to Led Zeppelin members drug and
alcohol use (DE 145), is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 13 to exclude evidence of Defendants insurance or indemnity
agreements (DE 146), is GRANTED.
Defendants Motion in Limine 14 to exclude the Complaint and FAC from evidence (DE 147), is
GRANTED.
Plaintiffs Motion in Limine 1 to exclude evidence about the validity or legitimacy of the Trust
(DE 149), is GRANTED as to evidence challenging whether certain legal formalities have been satisfied
for the Trust to legally continue operating.
Plaintiffs Motion in Limine 2 to exclude evidence that Randy Wolfes son, Quinn Wolfe, owns
the copyright in Taurus as opposed to the Trust (DE 150), is DENIED.
Plaintiffs Motion in Limine 3 to exclude any expert on damages (DE 151), is DENIED to the
extent Defendants wish to make arguments about damages based on information already contained in
their musicologists expert reports or testimony from lay witnesses about Defendants respective
revenues and deductible expenses.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
:
Initials of Preparer

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