Barron v. Martel et al

Filing 123

SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 12/1/16 ORDERING Within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of this Order, the parties are directed to contact Sujean Park, ADR and Pro Bono Director, for the scheduling of a Settlement Conference. The parties shall file, not later than 5/15/17, a Joint Final Pretrial Conference statement. The parties shall file Trial Briefs not later than 5/15/17. Any evidentiary or procedural Motions are to be filed by 5/15/17. Oppositions must be filed by 5/29/17, and any reply must be filed by 6/12/17. The motions will be heard by the Court at the same time as the Final Pretrial Conference. A Jury Trial is set on 6/26/17, at 9:00 a.m., in courtroom 7. (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RONNIE E. BARRON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:10-cv-01567-MCE-DB

v.
K. TODD, ET AL.,

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SUPPLEMENTAL PRETRIAL
SCHEDULING ORDER

Defendants.

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After review of the parties’ Joint Trial Readiness Statement, the Court makes the

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following Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order.

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Within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of this Order, the parties are

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directed to contact Sujean Park, ADR and Pro Bono Director, for the scheduling of a

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settlement conference. The parties are instructed to have a principal with full settlement

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authority present at the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle the

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matter on any terms. At least seven (7) calendar days before the settlement conference,

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each party shall submit to the chambers of the settlement judge a confidential

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Settlement Conference Statement. Such statements are neither to be filed with the

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Clerk nor served on the opposing party. Each party, however, shall serve notice on all

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other parties that the statement has been submitted.

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FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
The parties shall file, not later than May 15, 2017, a Joint Final Pretrial

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Conference Statement. The provisions of Local Rule 281 shall apply with respect to the

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matters to be included in the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement. In addition to

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those subjects listed in Local Rule 281(b), the parties are to provide the Court with a

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plain, concise statement that identifies every non-discovery motion tendered to the Court

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and its resolution. Failure to comply with Local Rule 281, as modified by this

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Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order, may be grounds for sanctions.

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At the time of filing the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement, defense counsel

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shall also electronically mail to the Court in digital format compatible with Microsoft

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Word, the Joint Final Pretrial Statement in its entirety including the witness and exhibit

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lists. These documents shall be sent to [e-mail].

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The parties should identify first the core undisputed facts relevant to all claims.

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The parties should then, in a concise manner, identify those undisputed core facts that

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are relevant to each claim. The disputed facts should be identified in the same manner.

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Where the parties are unable to agree as to what disputed facts are properly before the

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Court for trial, they should nevertheless list all disputed facts asserted by each party.

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Each disputed fact or undisputed fact should be separately numbered or lettered.

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Each party shall identify and concisely list each disputed evidentiary issue which
will be the subject of a motion in limine.
Each party shall identify the points of law which concisely describe the legal

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issues of the trial which will be discussed in the parties’ respective trial briefs. Points of

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law should reflect issues derived from the core undisputed and disputed facts. Parties

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shall not include argument or authorities with any point of law.

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Each party shall confirm the number of court days required to submit the case to
the jury.
The parties shall further confirm how many court days they will each require to
present their cases, inclusive of opening statements and closing arguments.
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Plaintiff estimate shall also include the time necessary for jury selection, and Defendant

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estimate shall include the time necessary to finalize jury instructions and to instruct the

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jury. If the parties later submit a revised trial length estimate, the Court will attempt to

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accommodate them, but, due to its impacted docket, cannot guarantee that it will be able

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to do so.

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The parties are reminded that pursuant to Local Rule 281 they are required to list

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in the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement all witnesses and exhibits they propose

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to offer at trial. After the name of each witness, each party shall provide a brief

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statement of the nature of the testimony to be proffered. The parties may file a joint list

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or each party may file separate lists. These list(s) shall not be contained in the body of

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the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement itself, but shall be attached as separate

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documents to be used as addenda to the Final Pretrial Order.

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Plaintiff's exhibits shall be listed numerically. Defendants' exhibits shall be listed

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alphabetically. The parties shall use the standard exhibit stickers provided by the Court

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Clerk’s Office: pink for plaintiff and blue for defendants. In the event that the alphabet is

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exhausted, the exhibits shall be marked “AA-ZZ” and “AAA-ZZZ”. After three letters,

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note the number of letters (i.e., 4A) to reduce confusion at trial. Placement of the exhibit

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sticker shall not overlie any part of the exhibit to be offered. All multi-page exhibits shall

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be stapled or otherwise fastened together and each page within the exhibit shall be

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numbered. All photographs shall be marked individually. The list of exhibits shall not

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include excerpts of depositions, which may be used to impeach witnesses. In the event

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that Plaintiff and Defendants offer the same exhibit during trial, that exhibit shall be

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referred to by the designation the exhibit is first identified. The Court cautions the parties

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to pay attention to this detail so that all concerned will not be confused by one exhibit

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being identified with both a number and a letter.

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The Final Pretrial Order will contain a stringent standard for the offering at trial of

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witnesses and exhibits not listed in the Final Pretrial Order, and the parties are cautioned

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that the standard will be strictly applied.
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The listing of exhibits or witnesses that a party does not intend to offer will be viewed as

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an abuse of the Court’s processes.

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The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure it will be their duty at the Final Pretrial Conference to aid the Court in: (a) the

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formulation and simplification of issues and the elimination of frivolous claims or

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defenses; (b) the settling of facts that should properly be admitted; and (c) the avoidance

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of unnecessary proof and cumulative evidence. The parties must cooperatively prepare

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the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement and participate in good faith at the Final

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Pretrial Conference with these aims in mind. A failure to do so may result in the

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imposition of sanctions which may include monetary sanctions, orders precluding proof,

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elimination of claims or defenses, or such other sanctions as the Court deems

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appropriate.

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II.

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TRIAL BRIEFS
The parties shall file trial briefs not later than May 15, 2017. The parties are

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directed to Local Rule 285 regarding the content of trial briefs.

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III.

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MOTIONS IN LIMINE
Any evidentiary or procedural motions are to be filed by May 15, 2017.

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Oppositions must be filed by May 29, 2017, and any reply must be filed by

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June 12, 2017. The motions will be heard by the Court at the same time as the Final

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Pretrial Conference.

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IV.

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TRIAL SETTING
A jury trial is set on June 26, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in courtroom 7. Trial is

confirmed for three (3) days.

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The parties are reminded that pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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Rule 16(b), the Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order shall not be modified except by

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leave of court upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to

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stipulation alone to modify the Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order does not

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constitute good cause.
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Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or the parties will not

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constitute good cause.

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This Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order will become final without further

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order of the Court unless objections are filed within fourteen (14) court days of service of

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this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 1, 2016

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