LOIS BLOOM, Magistrate Judge.
Defendant moves in limine to exclude certain evidence from trial. (Docket entry 111.) Plaintiff opposes defendant's motion. (Docket entry 115.) The Court held a status conference on February 14, 2012 to address the parties' proposed exhibits and witnesses as well as defendant's motion in limine.
1. Defendant requests the Court to set a time limit for each party to present their case at trial. While the Court has discretion to set such time limits, it declines to do so in this case. Accordingly, defendant's request is denied.
2. Defendant seeks to preclude plaintiff from offering evidence in support of any claims not proceeding to trial. The Court agrees with defendant that such evidence is not relevant under Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
3. Defendant seeks to preclude plaintiff from offering evidence regarding her complaint of discrimination filed with the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CHR) against the Department of Environmental Protection, Durig, and Mahaney. Plaintiff filed her complaint with the CHR on May 5, 2004, the CHR dismissed the complaint for no probable cause on December 4, 2006, and the decision was affirmed by the Commissioner on March 22, 2007. (Ex. K, L, and 75.) Plaintiff's remaining retaliation claim is based on her internal complaints of discrimination and Mahaney and Durig's actions from 2001 to 2003 within the Engineering Audit Office. (Docket entry 68, Memorandum and Order dated September 20, 2010.) Therefore, plaintiff's filing of the complaint with the CHR in May 2004 and the CHR's subsequent investigation and determination of her complaint are irrelevant to her retaliation claim. Plaintiff shall not be permitted to testify regarding the complaint she filed with the CHR or the CHR's investigation and determination of her complaint. Plaintiff's Exhibits 68, 71, 73, 74 and 75 and defendant's Exhibits K and L shall not be allowed into evidence, as these exhibits all relate to plaintiff's CHR complaint. Such evidence is irrelevant to plaintiff's claims and any probative value would be substantially outweighed by the danger that these exhibits would confuse the issues and mislead the jury.
4. Defendant seeks to exclude the testimony of Andrew Moss, the Director of Accounting at the Department of Environmental Protection. Plaintiff lists Moss as one of the four witnesses she intends to call to testify at trial.
5. Defendant seeks to exclude many of plaintiff's proposed exhibits on the grounds of relevancy and hearsay. Defendant argues that the following proposed exhibits are irrelevant to plaintiff's claims: Exhibits 6.1, 6.2, 7, 8, 26, 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 32, 33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 33.4, 33.5, 34, 35.2, 35.3, 36, 37, 37.1, 37.2, 38.1, 39, 40, 42.2, 44.2, 46.5, 50.2, 50.3, 52.2, 53.2, 53.3, 53.4, 53.5, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58.1, 58.2, 59, 63.1, 67, 69, 70, 72, 76, and 77. The Court has reviewed the foregoing exhibits as well as plaintiff's offer of proof for each exhibit. The challenged exhibits largely consist of audit reports and documents concerning auditing protocol. The Court finds that they are irrelevant to plaintiff's claims and that any probative value would be substantially outweighed by the danger that these exhibits would confuse the issues to the jury. Additionally, although defendant objects to Exhibit 25, an audit report prepared by plaintiff, on hearsay grounds, the Court instead excludes this exhibit as irrelevant.
Defendant argues that the following proposed exhibits are inadmissible hearsay: Exhibits 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 28, 30, 31, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 43, 44.1, 44.2, 46.1, 46.2, 46.3, 46.4, 48.1, 50.1, 53.1, 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, 60.4, 62.1, 62.2, 62.3, 62.4, 63.2, and 63.3. Rule 801(c) of the Federal Rules of Evidence defines hearsay as "a statement that . . . the declarant does not make while testifying at the current trial or hearing; and . . . a party offers in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement." "Hearsay is not admissible unless any of the following provides otherwise: a federal statute; these rules; or other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court." Fed. R. Evid. 802. The Court has reviewed the foregoing exhibits as well as plaintiff's offer of proof for each exhibit. The challenged exhibits consist entirely of memoranda and emails written by plaintiff regarding the conditions of her employment within the Engineering Audit Office and appear to be offered by plaintiff to prove the truth of the statements therein. As such, they are hearsay and plaintiff has not established that they are covered by a hearsay exception, such as the "business record" exception under Rule 803(6).
Although plaintiff may not offer any of the exhibits referenced in the preceding paragraph to prove the truth of the matters asserted, plaintiff may be able to offer certain of these exhibits for the non-hearsay purpose of proving that she complained about Mahaney's harassment and defendant knew about these complaints.
Defendant argues that Exhibit 61 should be excluded based on relevance and hearsay grounds. Exhibit 61 is a memorandum prepared by an EEO investigator for EEO Officer Osenni summarizing the statements made by Gorozdi during an investigative interview. Gorozdi's statements regarding Mahaney's conduct towards plaintiff are relevant to her claims of hostile work environment and retaliation. As Gorozdi's statements are offered by plaintiff against defendant and were made on a matter within the scope of his employment with defendant, they are not hearsay under Rule 801(d)(2)(D).
Accordingly, defendant's request is granted in part and denied in part. Although plaintiff cannot enter the exhibits that have been excluded herein into evidence, she is free to testify to much of what is included in these documents regarding what happened to her during her employment with the Engineering Audit Office and what actions she took in response. She may seek to introduce Exhibits 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, and 61 as provided herein.
6. Defendant seeks to exclude the following "Official Documents" that plaintiff intends to introduce at trial: the Department of Environmental Protection Hiring Booklet, the DCAS Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of New York, the Comptroller's Directive #7, and the City of New York Procurement Policy Board Rules. The Court finds that these documents are irrelevant to plaintiff's claims and that any probative value would be substantially outweighed by the danger that these documents would confuse the issues, mislead the jury, and needlessly present cumulative evidence.
As set forth above, defendant's motion in limine is granted in part and denied in part. Defendant's counsel shall prepare and file the parties' final witness and exhibit list in accordance with this Order by March 5, 2012. The exhibit list shall specify plaintiff's exhibits and joint exhibits.
SO ORDERED.