Luong et al v. City and County of San Francisco Police Department

Filing 64

FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 3/21/2013. (mejlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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KIMBERLY LUONG, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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No. C 11-05661 MEJ
FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER

v.
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SF CITY & COUNTY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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On March 21, 2013, the Court held a Final Pretrial Conference in this matter. This Order

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The trial will proceed in Courtroom B as follows: the parties will appear at 9:00 a.m. on

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Monday, March 25, 2013. Jury selection will commence at 9:30 a.m. The trial will start at

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1:15 p.m. Each day thereafter, trial will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a 15-minute break at 11:00

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a.m., a 45-minute lunch at 12:30 p.m., and a 15-minute afternoon break at 2:30 p.m. Trial will

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conclude at 3:30 p.m. each day.

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Each side has 10 hours to present their case in chief. The 10 hours includes opening and

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closing statements. Opening statements must be limited to 30 minutes per side and closing

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statements must be limited to 1 hour per side.

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In order to avoid prejudice to either side, the Court will follow the normal rule regarding

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objections to evidence and other legal points which the Court must decide: No lengthy

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arguments in front of the jury. No sidebars. Any such argument should occur before 9:30

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a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. unless it is unavoidable. Objections should consist of a citation to the

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Federal Rule(s) of Evidence at issue and the applicable generic description (e.g. “relevance.”)

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The parties must rise when making an objection.

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The parties must seek leave to approach witnesses.

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At the close of each trial day, counsel must disclose to the opposing party the witnesses to be

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called the following two days and the exhibit numbers of the documents that counsel plans to

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use on direct (other than for impeachment).1 Within 24 hours of such disclosure, counsel shall

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exchange exhibit numbers to be used in cross of the witnesses (other than for impeachment).

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Parties will not be allowed to call witnesses or use documents other than those that have been

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previously disclosed in the Pretrial Conference Statement, and in the daily witness lists.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Plaintiffs shall disclose the witnesses they intend to call on the first two days of trial and
the exhibit numbers they intend to use on direct by March 22, 2013.
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