Mitchel v. The Federal Bureau of Prisons et al

Filing 24

ORDER CONTINUING PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 2/11/2009. (mejlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3. 2. Upon review of the parties' February 10, 2009 Status Report (Dkt. #22), the Court hereby CONTINUES the following pretrial and trial dates: A. 1. Exchange and filing of Trial Papers: By June 18, 2009 lead counsel who will try the case shall meet and confer with respect to the preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement and shall exchange (but not file or lodge) the papers described in paragraph 2 below. By July 2, 2009 counsel shall file the papers described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and a joint pretrial conference statement. Motions in limine: Any motions in limine shall be filed by July 2, 2009. Any Opposition to motions in limine shall be filed by July 9, 2009. These matters will be deemed submitted on the papers without oral argument, unless the Court orders otherwise. vs. THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant(s). / IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SUZANNE YVETTE MITCHEL, Plaintiff(s), No. C 08-0205 MEJ ORDER CONTINUING PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

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Trial Briefs: Counsel shall file trial briefs by July 17, 2009. Joint Proposed Voir Dire (Jury Trial Only): Counsel should submit a joint set of requested voir dire to be posed by the Court by July 17, 2009. Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree shall be submitted separately by July 17, 2009.

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Joint Proposed Jury Instructions (Jury Trial Only): Jury instructions § 1.01 through § 2.02 and § 3.01 through § 3.15 from the Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit will be given absent objection. Counsel shall submit a joint set of additional proposed jury instructions by July 17, 2009.

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Proposed Verdict Forms, Joint or Separate (Jury Trial Only): Counsel shall submit any joint proposed verdict forms and shall submit their separate verdict forms by July 17, 2009.

Pretrial Conference: The pretrial conference shall take place on July 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Final Pretrial Conference: The final pretrial conference shall take place on August 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Trial Date: The trial shall commence on August 17, 2009 (Trial schedule: Monday through Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). The trial shall last four days.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 11, 2009

MARIA-ELENA JAMES United States Magistrate Judge

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