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Case 2:04-cv-08425-VAP-E Document 195 Filed 06/22/10 Page 2 of 30 Page ID #:6242
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LOSANGELES 870263 v1 (2K)
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INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................1
FACTUAL BACKGROUND ....................................................................................2
THE COURT SHOULD DENY DEFENDANTS’ MOTION...................................8
I. Defendants’ Compound Motion is Procedurally Improper....................8
II. Log Cabin Properly Disclosed the Identities of Its Lay Witnesses........9
A. Log Cabin Complied with Rule 26.................................................9
1. The Former Servicemembers .............................................10
2. The Log Cabin Representatives .........................................11
B. Any Delay in Disclosure of Lay Witnesses Was Substantially
Justified and Harmless..................................................................12
1. The Former Servicemembers .............................................13
2. The LCR Representatives...................................................15
III. Defendants’ Request to Exclude All Contemplated Testimony Is
Procedurally and Substantively Improper............................................16
IV. Log Cabin Is Entitled to Present Testimony of Six Out of the
Thousands of Unique Individuals Discharged Under, or
Impacted by, DADT .............................................................................18
V. The Testimony of the 30(b)(6) Witnesses Is Relevant
and Admissible .....................................................................................19
A. The Designated Testimony Is Admissible....................................19
B. The Specific Areas of Inquiry Are Relevant ................................22
1. Post-Enactment Evidence...................................................22
2. Enlistment Waivers for Felons...........................................23
3. Experiences of Foreign Militaries ......................................24
VI. A Motion in Limine Is the Improper Means for Objecting to
Designated Deposition Testimony .......................................................25
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................25