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- | <wrap lo>//See also: [[summary_fact_check|Peters' | + | <wrap lo>See also: // |
- | After signaling her intent | + | Attorneys filed motions December 16, 2016, seeking |
- | [{{ :: | + | Meanwhile, |
- | ===== Motions Due ===== | + | [{{ :: |
- | That day was designated by federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] as the deadline for attorneys for both Axanar and the studios suing Peters to submit motions to exclude evidence from the upcoming trial. | + | December 16 was designated by federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] as the deadline for attorneys for both Axanar and the studios suing Peters to submit motions to exclude evidence from the upcoming trial. |
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+ | ===== Evidence to Keep from Jury ===== | ||
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+ | Among the motions filed, the parties sought to exclude the following evidence: | ||
+ | * **FINANCIALS** Plaintiffs [[CBS]] and [[paramount_pictures|Paramount Pictures]] wanted to exclude the financial statements for Axanar that Peters had altered to delete [[summary_fact_check|personal expenses]] included in an earlier set of records. | ||
+ | * **SCRIPTS** The studios wanted to exclude scripts Peters had revised after the lawsuit was filed in December 2016, as well as excluding testimony from witnesses discussing [[defense_summary-filing# | ||
+ | * **ABRAMS AND LIN** CBS and Paramount sought to exclude all testimony and public statements made by Star Trek producer [[discovery_order# | ||
+ | * **FAN FILM BLOGGER** The studios also wanted to disallow testimony from Axanar surrogate Jonathan Lane as an expert witness on fan films. Lane publishes the pro-Axanar Fan Film Factor blog. [{{ :: | ||
+ | * **FAN FILMS** Paramount and CBS also wanted to exclude testimony and documents regarding Star Trek fan films, particularly the the [[guidelines-podcast|fan film guidelines]] because they contend Axanar by its own admission was a fully professional, | ||
+ | * **GARTH NOVEL, ROLE-PLAYING GAME** Axanar wanted to prevent the studios from claiming copyright infringement on any Star Trek works not identified in the plaintiffs' | ||
+ | * **PERSONAL DRAMA** Citing "" | ||
+ | * **MORE SCRIPTS** Axanar wanted to " | ||
+ | * **MORE FINANCIALS** The defense also asked the court to disallow any mention of the financial information of " | ||
+ | * **THE NAME 'STAR TREK' | ||
+ | * **EXPERT FINANCIAL WITNESS** The studios wanted to exclude the testimony of Axanar' | ||
+ | * **AXANAR' | ||
+ | * **EXPERT MEDIA WITNESS** CBS and Paramount sought to exclude expert testimony of academic [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== How Evidence was Gathered ===== | ||
Both sides gathered a great deal of potential evidence as part of the [[discovery]] process in the case, some of which has already been submitted to the court as part of both sides' request from the judge to issue a [[summary judgment]] in their favor to avoid or limit the scope of the trial [[anatomy_of_the_case|scheduled]] to begin January 31, 2017. | Both sides gathered a great deal of potential evidence as part of the [[discovery]] process in the case, some of which has already been submitted to the court as part of both sides' request from the judge to issue a [[summary judgment]] in their favor to avoid or limit the scope of the trial [[anatomy_of_the_case|scheduled]] to begin January 31, 2017. | ||
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The December 16 motions to exclude evidence begin a new round of pleadings, with attorneys expected to file their objections to opposing counsel' | The December 16 motions to exclude evidence begin a new round of pleadings, with attorneys expected to file their objections to opposing counsel' | ||
- | The judge was expected to rule on the admissibility of evidence | + | The judge was expected to rule on the admissibility of evidence |
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