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 +====== Judge Rules on Excluding Evidence ======
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 +Federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] ruled on pending motions by attorneys on both sides of the Axanar copyright infringement case to exclude major pieces of evidence and witnesses from the upcoming January 31, 2017, trial.
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 +Klausner's ruling came as part of the final pretrial conference on January 9. It was a mixed victory and loss to both sides, as the judge further narrowed the scope of the case following [[fair_use_denied|his ruling]] the week before denying Axanar's [[fair use]] defense.
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 +Klausner noted, however, that his rulings were only [[evidence-tentative|tentative]]; each side's rebuttal to the other's opposition were still due January 21.
 +===== Plaintiffs' Motions to Exclude Evidence =====
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 +1. Motion to exclude altered financial statements and its contents — DENIED.
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 +2. Motion to exclude evidence and arguments relating to versions for the potential fan film, Axanar, created by Defendants after litigation was filed — GRANTED.
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 +3. Motion to exclude evidence and testimony relating to public statements made by J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin — GRANTED.
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 +4. Motion to exclude testimony and documents from lay witness [[which_kobayashi_maru|Reece Watkins]] — GRANTED.
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 +5. Motion to exclude testimony and documents from lay witness, Fan Film Factor blogger [[gofundme|Jonathan Lane]] — GRANTED.
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 +6. Motion to exclude testimony and documents regarding Star Trek fan films — STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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 +7. Motion to exclude testimony and documents discussing Alec Peters’ unrelated work regarding Star Trek props — GRANTED.
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 +8. Motion to exclude testimony, documents, or other evidence created or made after this lawsuit was filed — GRANTED.
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 +9. Motion to exclude the testimony of Defendants’ expert financial witness [[witness_list|Christian Tregillis]] — DENIED.
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 +10. Motion to exclude the testimony of University of Southern California media studies professor, Henry Jenkins, who was to testify on fan productions' legitimate fair use of copyrighted property — GRANTED.
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 +===== Defendants' Motions to Exclude Evidence =====
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 +1. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from relying on evidence concerning alleged discovery violations — GRANTED.
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 +2. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from relying on evidence not disclosed before the cut-off for discovery — DENIED.
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 +3. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from introducing evidence regarding allegedly infringed works not identified in the legal complaint — GRANTED.
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 +4. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from relying on evidence regarding items that are unoriginal, in the public domain, or from third parties —GRANTED.
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 +5. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from relying on evidence concerning personal drama, smear campaign, and other irrelevant communications, including witnesses [[gossett-subpoena|Christian Gossett]] and [[mcintosh_deposition|Terry McIntosh]] — GRANTED.
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 +6. Motion to preclude Plantiffs from introducing evidence referencing older, so-called superseded scripts —GRANTED.
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 +7. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from introducing Defendants’ financial information and references to “profits” allegedly earned by Defendants — DENIED.
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 +8. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from introducing evidence regarding Defendants’ use of the “Star Trek” name — DENIED
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 +9. Motion to preclude Plaintiffs from introducing evidence as to the professional nature of Defendants’ Works — GRANTED.
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