Munich Re Underwriting Limited v. Glacier Bay, Inc.

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TRIAL PREPARATION ORDER. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 06/20/2014. (tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/20/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MUNICH RE UNDERWRITING
LIMITED,

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Plaintiff,
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NO. C 13-00762SC
COURT TRIAL PREPARATION ORDER

v.
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GLACIER BAY INC,
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Defendant.
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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COURT TRIAL PREPARATION FOR JUDGE CONTI
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A. Required Submissions
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No later than fourteen (14) days before trial, each party shall e-file with this court,
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serve upon all other parties and provide two courtesy copies directly to chambers of the
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following materials. Unless otherwise noted, these materials shall be printed in thirteen point
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times new roman font.
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(1) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (a third copy of which must be
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provided in Word format and e-mailed to Judge Conti’s proposed order mail box,
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[e-mail]).
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(2) A trial brief.
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(3) A list of exhibits conforming substantially to the form attached as Appendix A.
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Upon request of a party, any party shall make the original of any exhibit available for
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inspection and/or copying.
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(4) A list of witnesses, including expert witnesses, in the expected order of their
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presentation. The witness list shall also include:
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(a)
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a brief statement as to the content of the witness' testimony;

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(b)

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an estimate of the time of the witness' testimony, on both direct and
cross examination;

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(c)

any expert testimony shall strictly comply with FRC Rule 26(a);

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(d)

any Daubert objections to the testimony of any expert or witness should

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be raised with the Court by motion (10) days before trial. Or objection is

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WAIVED.

7 No witnesses other than those on said list shall be allowed to testify, except upon express
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(5) A statement designating all excerpts from depositions (specifying the witness'

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13 B. Exhibit Binders
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Exhibits that can be reduced to 8.5" by 11" form (i.e. written documents, photographs,

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18 parties should prepare three (3) sets of binders: one for the Judge, one for the witness to refer
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26 Dated: 06/20/2014
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXHIBIT MARKERS, EXHIBIT LIST, AND TRANSCRIPTS

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EXHIBIT MARKERS

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Counsel should fill in the appropriate markers leaving the "Date Entered" and
"Deputy Clerk" lines blank.

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Plaintiff's exhibits should be denoted as: 1, 2, 3, etc. Defendant's exhibits should be
denoted as: A, B, C, etc.

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EXHIBIT LIST
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Counsel are to supply all the requested information with the exception of the two
"Date Boxes."
COLOR OF EXHIBIT BINDERS

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Plaintiff's exhibit binders must be black and Defendant's exhibit binders must be
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white.

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TRANSCRIPTS
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Should a daily transcript and/or realtime reporting be desired, arrangements must be
made with the Courtroom Deputy at least fourteen (14) days before the scheduled trial date.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CASE NO.

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EXHIBIT LIST

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER

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ADMITTED

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DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

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Case No.

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PLTF Exhibit No.

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Date Entered

Date Entered

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Signature

Signature

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Case No.

Case No.
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DEFT Exhibit No.

A

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PLTF Exhibit No.

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DEFT Exhibit No.

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Date Entered

Date Entered

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Signature

Signature

Case No.

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Case No.

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PLTF Exhibit No.

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DEFT Exhibit No.

Date Entered

Date Entered

Signature

Signature

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Case No.

Case No.

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PLTF Exhibit No.

C

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DEFT Exhibit No.

Date Entered

Date Entered

Signature

Signature

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Case No.

Case No.

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PLTF Exhibit No.

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Date Entered

Date Entered

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Signature

Signature

Case No.

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Case No.

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PLTF Exhibit No.

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DEFT Exhibit No.

DEFT Exhibit No.

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Date Entered

Date Entered

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Signature

Signature

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