Branham v. Miami Valley Hospital/Premier Health Network

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FORTHE SOUTHERN DISTRICTOFOHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
NIKIABRANHAM
Plaintiff,
Case No. 3:24-cv-301
JudgeWalter H. Rice
vs.
MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL/PREMIER
HEALTH NETWORK
Defendant.
DECISIONAND ENTRYOVERRULINGPLAINTIFF'SMOTIONTO EXCLUDEDEFENDANT'S
LAYWITNESSTESTIMONYFOR LATE DISCLOSURE(DOC. #21); REASONINGSET FORTH
Plaintiff's Motion to Exclude Defendant's LayWitness Testimony for Late Disclosure
(Doc. #21) is OVERRULED.
Given that Defendant submitted its witness list on February 2, 2026, only one
business day beyond the deadline of Friday, January 30, 2026, and, further, given the
weather conditions that prevailed in the greater Dayton community over the weekend
between the due date and the late disclosure of which Plaintiff complains, it is extremely
hard for this Court to ascertain how the "late disclosure" would prejudice Plaintiff's ability
to prepare for trial and, accordingly, prejudice Plaintiff
Date: . 5- U-AO- 	c7 	(, 'z^
WALTER H. RICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Case: 3:24-cv-00301-WHR-CHG Doc #: 23 Filed: 02/11/26 Page: 1 of 1 PAGEID #: <pageID>