Crawford v. City of Bakersfield et al

Filing 127

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND TRIAL; Pre-Trial Conference:August 27, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 9; Trial: October 12, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/30/2020. (Hernandez, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LESLIE LARAY CRAWFORD,
Plaintiff,

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AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
SETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND
TRIAL

v.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-01735-SAB

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD and AARON
STRINGER,

Pre-Trial Conference:
August 27, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in
Courtroom 9

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Defendants.

Trial: October 12, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in
Courtroom 9
3 to 5 days

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A jury trial was conducted in this matter and on October 20, 2016, the jury returned a
verdict for Defendants City of Bakersfield and Aaron Stinger and against Plaintiff Leslie Laray
Crawford. (ECF Nos. 83, 87.) Judgment was entered on October 21, 2016, and Plaintiff filed a
notice of appeal that was processed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 21,
2016. (ECF Nos. 89, 92, 93.)

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On December 16, 2019, this action was remanded and the mandate issued on January 7,
2020. (ECF Nos. 103, 111.) Following remand, Defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the
United States Supreme Court.

informing the Court that the Supreme Court had denied the writ of certiorari.

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I.

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On October 6, 2020, the parties filed a joint status report

Scheduling Conference

A scheduling conference was held on October 29, 2020, to set dates for the retrial of this
case.

Counsel Benjamin Meiselas appeared by video for Plaintiff and counsel Michael

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1 Marderosian and Heather Cohen appeared by video for Defendants.
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II.

Pre-Trial Conference Date

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The Pre-Trial conference is set for August 27, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in 9 before United

4 States Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone.
The parties are ordered to file a Joint Pretrial Statement pursuant to Local Rule

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6 281(a)(2). The parties are further directed to submit a digital copy of their Pretrial Statement in
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format,

directly

to

Magistrate

Judge

Boone’s

chambers

by

email

at

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Counsels’ attention is directed to Rules 281 and 282 of the Local Rules for the Eastern

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10 District of California, as to the obligations of counsel in preparing for the pre-trial conference.
11 The Court will insist upon strict compliance with those rules. In addition to the matters set forth
12 in the Local Rules, the Joint Pretrial Statement shall include a Joint Statement of the Case to be
13 used by the Court to explain the nature of the case to the jury during voir dire.
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II.

Trial Date

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A trial is set for October 12, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before Magistrate

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This is a jury trial.

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Counsels’ Estimate of Trial Time: three to five days.

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Counsels’ attention is directed to Local Rule 285 for the Eastern District of

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III.

Settlement Conference

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Should the parties desire a settlement conference, they may jointly request one of the

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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October 30, 2020
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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