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Bandera v. City of Quincy
Citation:
344 F.3d 47 (1st Cir. 2003)Facts
The plaintiff, a former executive director, of the defendant’s Community Policing Commission, sued the defendant for failing to protect her from sexual harassment. The plaintiff testified about her experience with sexual harassment. The plaintiff offered the testimony of a female witness who also claimed to have been sexually harassed within the police department and who had also filed a suit against the defendant. The defendant filed a motion in limine arguing that the witness testimony was irrelevant or unduly prejudicial. The district court denied the motion in limine. During trial, the defendant raised multiple objections to the witness’s testimony. The district court overruled the objections. The witness was then allowed to testify about her own experience with sexual harassment and how she felt about and assessed the plaintiff’s allegations.
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