Betts v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILL.

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• granting motion in limine to preclude evidence of state court judge's finding that probable cause did not exist
• granting motion in limine to preclude evidence of state court judge’s finding that probable cause did not exist
• excluding finding of no probable cause because, among other reasons, it was more prejudicial than probative
• “Prior arrests are usually inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, which bars evidence when its probative value is outweighed by its risk of prejudice”
• “Evidentiary rulings should ordinarily be deferred until trial so that questions of foundation, relevancy and potential prejudice may be resolved in proper context.”
• “Prior arrests are usually inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 403 . . . and Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b).”

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