Nelson v. Costello, et al

Filing 89

ORDER SETTING TRIAL, signed by District Judge G. Murray Snow on 11/2/2010. Jury Trial set for 1/25/2011 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1 before District Judge G. Murray Snow.(Verduzco, M)

( P C ) Nelson v. Costello, et al

D o c . 89

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A Final Pretrial Conference was held on October 29, 2010. Plaintiff appeared on his o w n behalf and Counsel appeared on behalf of Defendant. On the basis of the parties' w ritte n submissions and the hearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. 2. T ria l in this matter shall begin on January 25, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. T h e trial shall last no more than 2-1/2 days (January 25-27, 2011). Plaintiff vs. S H E IL A COSTELLO, et al., D e f e n d a n ts . T A R Z A R R. NELSON, P la in tif f , ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) N o . 1:07-cv-0802-GMS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

O R D E R SETTING TRIAL

s h a ll be allotted 6-1/2 hours of trial time and Defendants shall be allotted 6-1/2 hours of tr ia l time. The Court will keep track of each side's time. Opening and closing statements, d ire c t examination, and cross-examination shall be counted against the parties' allotted tim e . 3. A final conference shall be held on January 25, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. in

C o u rtro o m One, 8th Floor, Robert E. Coyle Courthouse, United States District Court, 2500 T u la re Street, Fresno, California, 93721.

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T h e parties are to submit a final pretrial order with additional information as

o rd e re d by the Court prior to November 22, 2010. 5. T h e Court addressed Defendants' Motions in Limine to Preclude Plaintiff

f ro m Offering Expert Testimony Concerning His Claim for Emotional Damages (Doc.77) is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff will not be allowed to offer expert opinion te s tim o n y as to his emotional condition but will be allowed to testify as to his own p e rc e p tio n s of that condition. Defendants' Motion in Limine to Exclude Non-Party W itn e s s e s from Courtroom Prior to Testifying (Doc. 78) is granted. 6. a r g u m e n t s. 7. T h e original and five copies of all trial exhibits along with exhibit lists shall T h e r e will be [7] jurors, and the jury will be instructed after closing

b e submitted to Courtroom Deputy Michelle Rooney no later than five days prior to trial. O rig inal for the Courtroom Deputy, one copy for the undersigned, one copy for the court re p o rte r, one copy for the witness stand, one copy for the opposing side, and one copy to b e retained by the party. Plaintiff's exhibits shall be pre-marked with the prefix "PX" and n u m b e re d sequentially beginning with 100 (e.g., PX-100, PX-101, etc.). Defendant's e x h ib its shall be pre-marked with the prefix "DX" and lettered sequentially beginning with A (e.g., DX-A, DX-B, etc.). D A T E D this 2nd day of November, 2010.

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