KFD Enterprises Inc v. City of Eureka

Filing 729

ORDER regarding joint proposed jury instructions. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on May 29, 2014. (sclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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KFD ENTERPRISES, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF EUREKA, et al.

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Defendants.

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) Case No. 08-cv-04571-SC
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) ORDER
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In the Court's April 22 Trial Preparation Order, the parties

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were instructed to provide the Court with joint proposed jury

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instructions no later than fourteen days before the trial date.

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The jury instructions that the parties submitted are totally

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unacceptable to the Court.

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each party's own instructions regarding its claims or defenses, and

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they include twenty-three pages of objections.

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instructed to meet, confer, and submit acceptable JOINT proposed

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jury instructions within seven (7) days of the date of this Order.

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The set of proposed instructions upon which the parties agree

The instructions submitted are merely

The parties are

jurors, organization of the jury, communication with the Court,

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etc.

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law as to which there is no substantial ground for difference of

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opinion may be considered a sufficient ground for the imposition of

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sanctions on counsel.

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complete set of instructions in Word format to Judge Conti’s

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United States District Court

must include all standard instructions regarding the role of

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For the Northern District of California

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proposed order mail box, [e-mail].

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instructions shall follow the content and formatting requirements

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Failure to submit an agreed-upon instruction on a matter of

In addition, the parties shall e-mail a

The proposed jury

detailed in the April 22 Trial Preparation Order.
The parties are further instructed to submit an estimate of
the time required for trial.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 29, 2014

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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