Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 6903

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 10/13/2020 ADVANCING the Evidentiary Hearing set for 10/23/2020 to 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. All exhibits to be offered at hearing shall be exchanged by noon on 10/16/2020. The parties will each be permitted to make an opening statement not to exceed 5 minutes. Each side is granted a total of 3 hours for direct and cross-examination of witnesses, with redirect and recross examination permitted in the courts discretion. The parties will each be permitted to make a closing statement not to exceed 20 minutes. (Coll, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM DB P

v.
GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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By order filed September 25, 2020, this court confirmed the evidentiary hearing

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set for October 23, 2020 and directed the parties to file, on or before October 9, 2020, a joint

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statement identifying witnesses and documentary evidence to be offered at hearing. Sept. 25,

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2020 Order, ECF No. 6886, at 3. The parties have timely filed the required joint statement. ECF

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No. 6900. After review of the joint statement, and good cause appearing, the court ORDERS as

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follows:

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All exhibits to be offered at hearing shall be exchanged by noon on Friday,
October 16, 2020;

2. The parties will each be permitted to make an opening statement not to exceed
five minutes;

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3. The witness list is confirmed. Each side is granted a total of three hours for

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direct and cross-examination of witnesses, with redirect and recross

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examination permitted in the court’s discretion;

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4. The parties will each be permitted to make a closing statement not to exceed
twenty minutes; and
5. The start time for hearing is ADVANCED to 9:00 a.m. on October 23, 2020.
DATED: October 13, 2020.

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