Holzhauer v. Rhoades

Filing 143

ORDER REGARDING TIME LIMITS. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on June 4, 2015. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARY HOLZHAUER,

Case No. 13-cv-02862-JST

Plaintiff,
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ORDER REGARDING TIME LIMITS

v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE HIGHWAY &
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT,
Defendant.
The Court intends to set time limits in this case, the trial of which will begin on June 22,

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2015. The parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding appropriate time limits, and to present

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proposals regarding the same at the pre-trial conference tomorrow afternoon. The Court will give

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serious consideration to, but will not necessarily adopt, any joint proposal by the parties.

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Time limits are expressed in hours per party. A party uses its time whenever it speaks, i.e.,

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by making an opening statement; by examining a witness, whether on direct examination or cross-

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examination; or by making a closing argument. (Objections during examination count against the

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examining party’s time, but the cumulative effect of this rule usually evens out.) Jury selection is

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excluded from each party’s time allotment.

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Trials are in session from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day, with two fifteen-minute breaks.
When constructing their estimates, the parties should assume that approximately four hours of
party trial time are used each day.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 4, 2015
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge