Jensen v. BNSF Railway Company

Filing 137

ORDER RE JURY INSTRUCTIONS. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 10/13/2015. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NEIL A. JENSEN,

Case No. 13-cv-05955-HSG

Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE JURY INSTRUCTIONS

v.
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BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties filed joint proposed jury instructions on October 2, 2015. Dkt. No. 129. The

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majority of the instructions are disputed. The parties are directed to meet and confer again in a

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good faith attempt to resolve these outstanding disputes. The parties are encouraged to use model

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instructions wherever possible. If agreement cannot be reached, each party must explain in no

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more than one page why the Court should give that party’s proposed instruction. Any party

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proposing a deviation from a model instruction must fully explain why such a deviation is

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necessary.
Additionally, the parties did not categorize the instructions as preliminary, general, or

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concluding. The parties are directed to meet and confer to divide the instructions into such

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categories.
The parties shall file revised joint proposed jury instructions on or before October 15,

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2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 13, 2015
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge