Petrov v. The United States Department of Health and Human Services
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CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL ORDER for Bench Trial by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. A Pretrial Conference is set for 10/10/2017 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. The Bench Trial shall begin on 10/30/2017 at 8:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte. (shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2016)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALISA PETROV,
Case No. 15-cv-05552-EDL
Plaintiff,
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v.
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THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et
al.,
CASE MANAGEMENT AND
PRETRIAL ORDER FOR BENCH
TRIAL
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Defendants.
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Following the Case Management Conference held on May 24, 2016, IT IS HEREBY
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ORDERED THAT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, the following case management and pretrial
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order is entered:
1. TRIAL DATE
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Court trial will begin on October 30, 2017 at 8:30 A.M. in Courtroom E,
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15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. Should a daily transcript and/or
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realtime reporting be desired, the parties shall make arrangements with Debra Campbell, Court
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Reporter Supervisor, at (415) 522-2079 or Debra_Campbell@cand.uscourts.gov, at least 14 days
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prior to the trial date.
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b.
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2. DISCOVERY
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a.
The length of the trial will be not more than 5 days.
All non-expert discovery shall be completed no later than February 10,
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2017. There will be no further non-expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court
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for good cause shown. Motions to compel non-expert discovery must be filed within the time
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limits contained in Civil Local Rule 26-2.
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b.
Plaintiff's expert disclosures shall be made no later than February 24, 2017.
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Defendant's expert disclosures shall be made no later than March 31, 2017. All treating physicians
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who will provide opinion testimony beyond that which can be provided by a lay person must be
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disclosed as expert witnesses, but they need not prepare expert reports unless ordered to do so by
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the Court.
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c.
All expert discovery shall be completed no later than May 31, 2017. There
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will be no further expert discovery after that date except by order of the Court for good cause
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shown. Motions to compel expert discovery must be filed within the time limits contained in Civil
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Local Rule 26-2.
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d.
Rule 26(e)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires all parties to
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supplement or correct their initial disclosures, expert disclosures, pretrial disclosures, and
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responses to discovery requests under the circumstances itemized in that Rule, and when ordered
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by the Court. The Court expects that the parties will supplement and/or correct their disclosures
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promptly when required under that Rule, without the need for a request from opposing counsel.
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In addition to the general requirements of Rule 26(e)(1), the parties will supplement and/or
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correct all previously made disclosures and discovery responses 28 days before the fact
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discovery cutoff date.
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e.
Pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b), telephone conferences are available to
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resolve disputes during a discovery event, such as a deposition, where the resolution during the
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event likely would result in substantial savings of expense or time.
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f.
Privilege logs. If a party withholds information that is responsive to a
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discovery request, and is otherwise discoverable under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by
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claiming that it is privileged, or protected from discovery under the attorney work product doctrine
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or any other protective doctrine (including, but not limited to, privacy rights), that party shall
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prepare a "privilege log" (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5)) setting forth the privilege relied upon and
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specifying separately for each document or for each category of similarly situated documents:
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1. The name and job title or capacity of the author;
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2. The name and job title or capacity of each recipient;
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3. The date the document was prepared and, if different, the date(s)
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on which it was sent to or shared with persons other than its
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author(s);
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4. The title and description of the document;
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5. The subject matter addressed in the document;
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6. The purpose(s) for which it was prepared or communicated; and
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7. The specific basis for the claim that it is privileged.
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The privilege log will be produced as quickly as possible, but no later than 14 days after
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the discovery responses are due (in a rolling production, 14 days after each set of documents is
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produced), unless the parties stipulate or the Court orders otherwise in a particular case.
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In responding to requests for documents and materials under Rule 34 of the
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all parties shall affirmatively state in a written response served
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on all other parties the full extent to which they will produce materials and shall, promptly after
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the production, confirm in writing that they have produced all such materials so described that are
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locatable after a diligent search of all locations at which such materials might plausibly exist.
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3. MOTIONS
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The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to join other parties shall
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be August 1, 2016.
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The last day to file a motion, or stipulation and proposed order, to amend the pleadings
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shall be August 1, 2016.
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The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be August 8, 2017. Dispositive motions
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shall be served and filed no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the scheduled hearing date.
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Briefing shall be in compliance with Civil Local Rule 7-3.
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4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
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The parties are referred to a randomly assigned magistrate judge for the purpose of
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engaging in a settlement conference, to take place in January 2017 or as soon thereafter as is
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possible.
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5. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
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a.
A pretrial conference shall be held on October 10, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in
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Courtroom E, 15th Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by lead counsel who will try
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the case. The timing of disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and
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other pretrial disclosures shall be governed by this order.
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b.
At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, lead
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counsel shall meet and confer regarding:
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(1) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement;
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(2) Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged
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pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and
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(3) Settlement of the action.
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c.
At least twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel and/or
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parties shall:
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(1)
Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial
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disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as
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well as the following supplemental information:
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(a)
The Action.
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(i)
Substance of the Action. A brief description of the
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substance of claims and defenses which remain to be
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decided.
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(ii)
Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief
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claimed, particularly itemizing all elements of damages
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claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other evidentiary
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material to be presented concerning the amount of those
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damages.
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(b)
The Factual Basis of the Action.
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(i)
Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of
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all relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which
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facts parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial
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record without the necessity of supporting testimony or
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exhibits.
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(ii)
Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise
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statement of all disputed factual issues which remain to be
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decided.
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(iii)
Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all
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or part of the action may be presented upon an agreed
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statement of facts.
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(iv)
Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or
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proposed for pretrial or trial purposes.
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(c)
Disputed Legal Issues.
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Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of
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each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief,
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citing supporting statutes and decisions, and any procedural
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or evidentiary issues.
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(d)
Trial Preparation.
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(i)
Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses
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disclosed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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26(a)(3)(A), a brief statement describing the substance of the
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testimony to be given.
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(ii)
Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number
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of hours needed for the presentation of each party's
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case, indicating possible reductions in time through
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proposed stipulations, agreed statements of facts, or
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expedited means of presenting testimony and
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exhibits.
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(iii)
Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts
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from discovery that the parties intend to present at
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trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal,
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from depositions specifying the witness with page
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and line references, from interrogatory answers, or
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from responses to requests for admission.
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(e)
Trial Alternatives and Options.
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(i)
Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the
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status of settlement negotiations and indicating
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whether further negotiations are likely to be
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productive.
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(ii)
Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested
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or proposed amendments to pleadings or dismissals
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of parties, claims or defenses.
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(iii)
Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of
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whether bifurcation or a separate trial of specific
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issues is feasible and desired.
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(f)
Miscellaneous.
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Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or
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material to its just, speedy and inexpensive determination.
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(2)
Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion
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regarding the qualifications or testimony of any expert witness), and
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excerpts from discovery that will be offered at trial (include a copy
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of the deposition testimony or admission), and joint proposed
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findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall
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set forth in simple, declarative sentences, separately numbered, all
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factual contentions relied upon by the party in support of its claims
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for relief and shall be free of pejorative language and argument.
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Counsel shall submit separately their disputed findings of fact and
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conclusions of law. Counsel shall deliver to chambers a copy of
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their proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on a computer
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diskette compatible with WordPerfect 6.1, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 8.0 for
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Windows.
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(3)
Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and
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experience of each expert witness;
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(4)
Serve and file a list of each party's exhibits by numbers 1-500
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(plaintiff) or numbers 750-1250 (defendant), including a brief
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statement describing the substance and purpose of each exhibit and
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the name of the sponsoring witness;
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(5)
Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked (plaintiff shall use
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numbers 1-500; defendant shall use numbers 750-1250) and tabbed.
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Exhibits shall be three-hole punched and shall be submitted in
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binders. Each exhibit shall be marked on the front page or on the
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back of the last page with the information contained in Exhibit A to
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this Order; and
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(6)
Deliver two sets of all premarked exhibits to chambers (exhibits are
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not to be filed). The two sets of premarked exhibits shall be for
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Court use only. The parties shall bring a third set of their trial
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exhibits to trial to witnesses.
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No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief that
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is not disclosed in its pretrial statement, exchanged with opposing counsel, and delivered to the
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Court, by the above deadline, without leave of the Court and for good cause.
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d.
At least (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, after meeting and
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conferring in a good faith attempt to resolve any objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and
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file: (1) any objections to exhibits or to the use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any
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objections to non-expert witnesses; (3) any opposition to a motion in limine. No replies shall be
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filed.
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e.
All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial
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conference.
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6. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed
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by the initials "EDL." One copy shall be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers copies
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shall be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. In
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addition, all proposed jury instructions, motions in limine, forms of verdict and trial briefs shall be
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accompanied by a CD or USB flash drive containing a copy of the document in Microsoft Word
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format (*.docx).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: May 27, 2016
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ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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