Hunt v. Continental Casualty Company

Filing 203

ORDER RE JOINT PRETRIAL FILING. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 10/14/2015. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/14/2015)

1
2
3
4

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

5

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6
7

SUSAN HUNT,

Case No. 13-cv-05966-HSG

Plaintiff,
8

ORDER RE JOINT PRETRIAL
FILINGS

v.
9
10

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

11
12
13

This Court’s Civil Pretrial and Trial Standing Order requires that the pretrial statement,

14

proposed jury instructions, proposed voir dire questions, proposed verdict forms, and proposed

15

statement of the case be filed jointly. On October 8, 9, and 13, 2015, the parties filed a flurry of

16

pretrial documents, the vast majority of which were filed separately in violation of the Court’s

17

Standing Order. See Dkt. Nos. 185-202.

18

The parties are directed to meet and confer again and jointly file those pretrial documents

19

required by the Standing Order. In particular, the parties are directed to make a good faith attempt

20

to resolve their outstanding disputes related to the proposed jury instructions. The parties are

21

encouraged to use model instructions wherever possible. If agreement cannot be reached, each

22

party must explain in no more than one page why the Court should give that party’s proposed

23

instruction and cite to relevant authority supporting its position. Any party proposing a deviation

24

from a model instruction must fully explain why such a deviation is necessary. Additionally, the

25

parties did not categorize the instructions as preliminary, general, or concluding. The parties are

26

directed to meet and confer to divide the instructions into such categories.

27

The revised joint pretrial filings are due on October 16, 2015. By noon on October 19,

28

2015, the parties shall submit two courtesy copies of all of the pretrial filings, with each set of

1

copies neatly organized into a single side-tabbed binder. The parties need not submit additional

2

copies of their motions in limine or oppositions to motions in limine.

3
4
5
6

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2015
______________________________________
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge

7
8
9
10

United States District Court
Northern District of California

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
2