Kettell v. University Accounting Service

Filing 29

CIVIL PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 03/23/2016. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/23/2016)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CHERYL KETTELL, Case No. 15-cv-05629-WHO Plaintiff, 8 v. CIVIL PRETRIAL ORDER 9 10 UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING SERVICE, Defendant. United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 A jury trial has been set in this matter for May 30, 2017, beginning at 8:30 A.M. with an 13 14 15 attorney conference and jury selection to follow thereafter. A Pretrial Conference has been set for May 1, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. 16 The following scheduling deadlines and hearing dates have been set: 17 Deadline to amend/add parties: Fact discovery cutoff: Expert disclosure: Expert rebuttal: Expert discovery cutoff: Dispositive Motions heard by: 18 19 20 21 1. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 July 5, 2016 January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 February 10, 2017 February 28, 2017 March 1, 2017 Pretrial Conference and Statement Not less than 28 days prior to the Pretrial Conference, counsel shall exchange (but not file or lodge) the papers described in Civil L.R. 16-10(b)(7), (8), (9) and (10), and any motions in limine. At least 21 days before the Pretrial Conference, lead trial counsel shall meet and confer with respect to:  Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement;  Resolution of any differences between the parties regarding the preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement and the preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and filed pursuant to this Order. To the extent such differences are not resolved, the parties will present the issues in the pretrial conference statement so that the judge may rule on the matter during the Pretrial Conference; and  1 Settlement. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 At least 14 days prior to the Pretrial Conference, the parties shall file a joint pretrial conference statement containing the following information: a. (i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance of claims and 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 The Action defenses which remain to be decided. (ii) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed, particularly 12 13 itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as witnesses, documents, or other evidentiary 14 material to be presented concerning the amount of those damages. 15 b. The Factual Basis of the Action (i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts not 16 17 reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial 18 record without the necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits. (ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all disputed factual 19 20 issues which remain to be decided. (iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of the action 21 22 may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts. (iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed for pretrial or 23 24 25 26 trial purposes. c. Disputed Legal Issues (i) Points of Law. Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each 27 disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes and decisions setting 28 forth briefly the nature of each party's contentions concerning each disputed point of law, 2 1 including procedural and evidentiary issues. (ii) Proposed Conclusions of Law. If the case is to be tried without a jury, unless 2 3 4 otherwise ordered, parties should briefly indicate objections to proposed conclusions of law. d. Trial Preparation (i) Witnesses to be Called. A list of all witnesses likely to be called at trial, other 5 6 than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, together with a brief statement following each name 7 describing the substance of the testimony to be given. (ii) Exhibits, Schedules and Summaries. A list of all documents and other items to 8 9 be offered as exhibits at the trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, with a brief statement following each describing its substance or purpose and the identity of the sponsoring 11 United States District Court Northern District of California 10 witness. Unless otherwise ordered, parties will indicate their objections to the receipt in evidence 12 of exhibits and materials lodged and that counsel have conferred respecting such objections. (iii) Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number of court days needed for 13 14 the presentation of each party’s case, indicating possible reductions in time through proposed 15 stipulations, agreed statements of facts, or expedited means of presenting testimony and exhibits. 16 (iv) Use of Discovery Responses. Counsel shall cite possible presentation at trial 17 of evidence, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, through use of excerpts from 18 depositions, from interrogatory answers, or from responses to requests for admission. Counsel 19 shall indicate any objections to use of these materials and that counsel has conferred respecting 20 such objections. (v) Further Discovery or Motions. A statement of all remaining discovery or 21 22 23 24 25 26 motions, including motions in limine. e. Trial Alternatives and Options (i) Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the status of settlement negotiations and indicating whether further negotiations are likely to be productive. (ii) Consent to Trial Before a Magistrate Judge. A statement whether reference of 27 all or part of the action to a master or magistrate judge is feasible, including whether the parties 28 consent to a court or jury trial before a magistrate judge, with appeal directly to the Ninth Circuit. 3 (iii) Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested or proposed amendments 1 2 to pleadings or dismissals of parties' claims or defenses. (iv) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether bifurcation or a 3 4 separate trial of specific issues is feasible and desired. 5 2. Witnesses a. 6 Jury Trials. The Pretrial Conference Statement shall include the witness list 7 required in part by 1(d)(1) above. In addition, in the case of expert witnesses, the summary shall 8 clearly state the expert’s theories and conclusions and the basis therefore and shall be 9 accompanied by a curriculum vitae; if the expert has prepared a report in preparation for the testimony, a copy thereof shall be furnished to opposing counsel. Witnesses not included on the 11 United States District Court Northern District of California 10 list may be excluded from testifying. b. 12 Non-Jury Trials. In non-jury cases, any party may serve and lodge with the Court a 13 written narrative statement of the proposed direct testimony of each witness under that party’s 14 control in lieu of a summary. Each statement shall be marked as an exhibit and shall be in a form 15 suitable to be received into evidence. 16 3. 17 Jury Instructions a. Joint Set of Instructions. The parties shall jointly prepare a set of jury instructions, 18 and shall file the proposed instructions at least fourteen days prior to the Pretrial Conference. The 19 submission shall contain both agreed upon instructions (which shall be so noted), and contested 20 instructions, all in the order in which they should be read to the jury. Where contested instructions 21 are included, they should be annotated both with the proponent’s authority for seeking the 22 instruction and the opponent’s reason for opposition. Counsel shall deliver to Chambers a copy of 23 the joint submission, on a CD/DVD in Word format. The label shall include the case number and 24 a description of the documents. 25 b. Substance and Format of Instructions. The instructions shall cover all substantive 26 issues and other points not covered by the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions. Each 27 requested instruction shall be typed in full on a separate page and citations to the authorities upon 28 which the instruction is based shall be included. Instructions shall be brief, clear, written in plain 4 1 English, and free of argument. Pattern or form instructions shall be revised to address the 2 particular facts and issues of this case. c. 3 Preliminary Statement and Instructions. If the parties wish to have a preliminary 4 statement read to the jury, and/or preliminary instructions given to the jury, they shall jointly 5 prepare and file the text of the proposed preliminary statement and/or preliminary instructions at 6 least fourteen days prior to the Pretrial Conference. d. 7 Voir Dire and Verdict Forms. Each party shall file proposed questions for jury voir 8 dire and a proposed Form of Verdict at least fourteen days prior to the Pretrial Conference. 9 4. 10 Exhibits a. Provide Copies of Exhibits to Other Parties. Each party shall provide every other United States District Court Northern District of California 11 party with one set of all proposed exhibits, charts, schedules, summaries, diagrams, and other 12 similar documentary materials to be used in its case in chief at trial, together with a complete list 13 of all such proposed exhibits. Voluminous exhibits shall be reduced by elimination of irrelevant 14 portions or through the use of summaries. Each item shall be pre-marked with a trial exhibit 15 sticker (“Trial Exhibit No.__”), not deposition exhibit label, and defendant’s exhibit numbers shall 16 be sequenced to begin after plaintiff’s exhibit numbers. If there are numerous exhibits, they 17 should be provided in three-ring binders with marked tab separators. All exhibits which have not 18 been provided as required are subject to exclusion. 19 b. Stipulations re Admissibility. At least fourteen days prior to the Pretrial 20 Conference, the parties shall make a good faith effort to stipulate to exhibits’ admissibility. If 21 stipulation is not possible, the parties shall make every effort to stipulate to authenticity and 22 foundation absent a legitimate (not tactical) objection. 23 c. Objections to Exhibits. In addition to the exhibit list, counsel shall confer with 24 respect to any other objections to exhibits in advance of the Pretrial Conference. Each party shall 25 file a statement briefly identifying each item objected to, the grounds for the objection, and the 26 position of the offering party at least fourteen days prior to the date set for the Pretrial Conference. 27 28 5 d. 1 Provide Copies of Exhibits to Court. One set of exhibits shall be provided to the 2 Court in Chambers on the Friday prior to the trial date, in binders, marked, tabbed, and indexed in 3 accordance with Local Rule 16-10(b)(7). Exhibits shall be identified as follows: 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TRIAL EXHIBIT 100 7 CASE NO. _____________________ 8 9 DATE ENTERED_________________ 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 BY __________________________ 12 DEPUTY CLERK 13 14 Blocks of numbers shall be assigned to fit the needs of the case (e.g., Plaintiff has 1-100, 15 Defendant has 101-200). The parties shall not mark duplicate exhibits (e.g., plaintiff and 16 defendant shall not mark the same exhibit; only one copy of the exhibit shall be marked). 17 e. Disposition of Exhibits after Trial. Upon the conclusion of the trial, each party 18 shall retain its exhibits through the appellate process. It is each party’s responsibility to make 19 arrangements with the Clerk of Court to file the record on appeal. 20 5. 21 Motions In Limine Any party wishing to have motions in limine heard prior to the commencement of trial 22 must file them at least fourteen days prior to the date set for the Pretrial Conference. All motions 23 in limine shall be contained in one document, limited to 25 pages pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2(b), 24 with each motion listed as a subheading. Opposition to the motions in limine shall be contained in 25 one document, limited to 25 pages, with corresponding subheadings, and shall be filed at least 26 seven days prior to the Pretrial Conference. No reply papers will be considered. The motions will 27 be heard at the Pretrial Conference or at such other time as the Court may direct. Nothing in this 28 6 1 provision prevents a party from noticing its motions in limine regularly for hearing on or prior to 2 the final date for hearing dispositive motions. No leave to file under seal will be granted with 3 respect to motions in limine. 4 6. Other Pretrial Matters a. 5 Status Conferences. Any party desiring to confer with the Court may, upon notice 6 to all other parties, arrange a conference through the Courtroom Deputy, Jean Davis, at 415-522- 7 2077 or whocrd@cand.uscourts.gov. b. 8 9 Settlement Conferences. Parties wishing to arrange a settlement conference before another judge or magistrate judge may do so by contacting the Courtroom Deputy. c. 10 Daily Transcripts. Should a daily transcript and/or realtime reporting be desired, United States District Court Northern District of California 11 the parties shall make arrangements with Debra Campbell, Court Reporter Supervisor, at 415-522- 12 2079 or Debra_Campbell@cand.uscourts.gov, at least 14 calendar days prior to the trial date. 13 7. Trial Matters a. 14 The normal trial schedule will be from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (or slightly longer to 15 finish a witness) with two fifteen minute breaks. Trial is usually held from Monday through 16 Friday. 17 18 19 20 21 b. Ordinarily, the Court will set fixed time limits for each side at the Final Pretrial Conference. c. Expert witnesses are limited to the scope of their expert reports on direct examination. F.R.C.P. 26(a)(2) and 37(c). d. Parties must meet and confer to exchange any visuals, graphics or exhibits to be 22 used in opening statements. Unless otherwise agreed, the exchange must occur no later than 23 Wednesday before the trial. Any objections not resolved must be filed in writing by Thursday 24 before trial. The parties shall be available by telephone Friday before trial to discuss the issue 25 raised with the Court. 26 e. The parties shall disclose the witnesses whom they will call at trial on any given 27 day by at least 2:00 p.m. the court day before their testimony is expected. Failure to have a 28 witness ready to proceed at trial will usually constitute resting. 7 1 8. Miscellaneous 2 a. The Court takes a photograph of each witness prior to the witness’s testimony. 3 b. Please DO NOT call Chambers. If you need to contact the Courtroom Deputy, 4 please call (415) 522-2077 and leave a message if the deputy is not available, or email 5 whocrd@cand.uscourts.gov. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 Dated: March 23, 2016 ________________________ William H. Orrick United States District Judge 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 8

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