Weeks v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Filing 122

ORDER VACATING TRIAL, PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE, AND PARTIAL PRE-TRIAL ORDER AND order RESETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE DATES; Pretrial Conference currently set for 8/28/2017 is moved to 12/8/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 2 (AWI) before District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, Jury Trial currently set for 11/7/2017 is moved to 1/30/2018 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 2 (AWI) before District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 7/31/2017. (Kusamura, W)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TREVOR WEEKS,

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Plaintiff

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CASE NO. 1:13-CV-1641 AWI SAB

v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY,

ORDER VACATING TRIAL, PRETRIAL CONFERENCE, AND PARTIAL
PRE-TRIAL ORDER AND order
RESETTING TRIAL AND PRE-TRIAL
CONFERENCE DATES

Defendants

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Trial in this matter is currently set for November 7, 2017. Following the grant of a motion

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for reconsideration, the Court issued an order that set a new pre-trial conference date for August

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28, 2017. See Doc. No. 121. Included within the Partial Pre-Trial Order was a schedule for

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motions in limine. See id.

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A criminal trial also is scheduled for November 7, 2017. Recently, it has been determined

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that the criminal matter will proceed to trial on November 7, 2017. Criminal trials have priority

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over all civil trials. Therefore, the Court must vacate the November 7, 2017 Trial Date, the

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August 28, 2017 Pre-Trial Conference Date, and the Partial Pre-Trial Order in this civil.

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Trial in this matter will be reset to January 30, 2018, which is a date that was submitted to

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the Court by the parties. The pre-trial conference will be reset to December 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

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A new pre-trial order, which will include a new motions in limine schedule, will be issued

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following the pre-trial conference. The parties will be required to file a joint pre-trial statement on

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or by November 1, 2017. The personal appearance of trial counsel will be required at the pre-trial

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conference.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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The November 7, 2017 Trial Date, the August 28, 2017 Pre-Trial Conference Date, and the
June 1, 2017 Partial Pre-Trial Order (Doc. No. 121) are VACATED;

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The Trial Date is RESET to January 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom No. 2;

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The Pre-Trial Conference Date is RESET to December 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom

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No. 2; and
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On or by December 1, 2017, the parties shall file a joint pre-trial statement.1

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 31, 2017
SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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As part of the process of preparing the joint pre-trial statement, the parties are encouraged to meet and confer
regarding the jury instructions and verdict forms.

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