Christine Diamond et al v. Corizon Health, Inc. et al
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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1. Joint Case Management Statement due by 5/11/2017. Further Case Management Conference set for 5/18/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, San Francisco. Pretrial Conference set for 2/15/2018 at 02:00 PM in Court room F, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Jury Selection set for 3/5/2018 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Jury Trial set for 3/5/2018 to 3/16/2018 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom F, 15th Floor, San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 10/14/2016. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/14/2016)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CHRISTINE DIAMOND, et al.,
Case No. 16-cv-03534-JSC
Plaintiffs,
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v.
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1
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CORIZON HEALTH, INC., et al.,
Re: Dkt. No. 12
Defendants.
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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Following the Case Management Conference held on October 13, 2016, IT IS ORDERED
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THAT:
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I.
CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE
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Deadline to Amend Pleadings:
January 27, 2017
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Further Case Management Conference
May 18, 2017
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Fact Discovery Cut-Off:
June 30, 2017
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Expert Witness Disclosures:
August 3, 2017
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Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosures:
August 24, 2017
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Expert Discovery Cutoff:
September 14, 2017
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Deadline for Hearing Dispositive Motions:
November 16, 2017
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The case is referred to Magistrate Judge Westmore for a settlement conference to occur no
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earlier than February 2017 and no later than April 2017, at the convenience of Judge Westmore.
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II.
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TRIAL DATE
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Jury trial will begin on March 5, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom F, 15th Floor,
U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, California.
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The Court is expecting the length of the trial to not exceed 10 court days.
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III.
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
A Final Pretrial Conference shall be held on February 15, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom
F, 15th Floor. Lead trial counsel for each party shall attend.
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At least seven days prior to date of the Final Pretrial Conference the parties shall do
the following:
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In lieu of preparing a Joint Pretrial Conference Statement, the parties shall
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meet and confer in person, and then prepare and file a jointly signed Proposed Final Pretrial Order
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that contains: (a) a brief description of the substance of claims and defenses which remain to be
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decided; (b) a statement of all relief sought; (c) all stipulated facts; (d) a joint exhibit list in
numerical order, including a brief description of the exhibit and Bates numbers, a blank column
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for when it will be offered into evidence, a blank column for when it may be received into
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evidence, and a blank column for any limitations on its use; and (e) each party’s separate witness
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list for its case-in-chief witnesses (including those appearing by deposition), including, for all such
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witnesses (other than party plaintiffs or defendants), a short statement of the substance of his/her
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testimony and, separately, what, if any, non-cumulative testimony the witness will offer. For each
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witness, state an hour/minute time estimate for the direct examination (only). Items (d) and (e)
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should be submitted as appendices to the proposed order. The proposed order should also state
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which issues, if any, are for the Court to decide, rather than the jury.
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File a joint set of proposed instructions on substantive issues of law
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arranged in a logical sequence. If undisputed, an instruction shall be identified as “Stipulated
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Instruction No. ____ Re ___________,” with the blanks filled in as appropriate. If disputed, each
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version of the instruction shall be inserted together, back to back, in their logical place in the
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overall sequence. Each such disputed instruction shall be identified as, for example, “Disputed
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Instruction No. ____ Re ____________ Offered by _________________,” with the blanks filled
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in as appropriate. All disputed versions of the same basic instruction shall bear the same number.
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Any modifications to a form instruction must be plainly identified. If a party does not have a
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counter version and simply contends that no such instruction in any version should be given, then
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that party should so state (and explain why) on a separate page inserted in lieu of an alternate
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version. With respect to form preliminary instructions, general instructions, or concluding
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instructions, please simply cite to the numbers of the requested instructions in the current edition
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of the Ninth Circuit Model Jury Instructions. Other than citing the numbers, the parties shall not
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include preliminary, general, or concluding instructions in the packet.
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instructions, if any, organized by instruction number.
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File a separate memorandum of law in support of each party’s disputed
File a joint set of proposed voir dire questions supplemented as necessary
by separate requests.
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File trial briefs on any controlling issues of law.
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File proposed verdict forms, joint or separate.
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File and serve any objections to exhibits.
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File a joint simplified Statement of the Case to be read to the jury during
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voir dire as part of the proposed jury instructions. Unless the case is extremely complex, this
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statement should not exceed one page.
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B.
Any motions in limine shall be submitted as follows: at least twenty (20) calendar
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days before the conference, the moving party shall serve, but not file, the opening brief. At least
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ten (10) calendar days before the conference, the responding party shall serve the opposition.
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There will be no reply. When the oppositions are received, the moving party should collate the
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motion and the opposition together, back-to-back, and then file the paired sets at least seven (7)
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calendar days before the conference. Each motion should be presented in a separate memorandum
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and properly identified, for example, “Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 1 to Exclude . . . .” Each
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party is limited to bringing five motions in limine. The parties are encouraged to stipulate where
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possible, for example, as to the exclusion of witnesses from the courtroom. Each motion should
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address a single, separate topic, and contain no more than seven pages of briefing per side.
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C.
Hard-copy courtesy copies of the above documents shall be delivered by NOON
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the day after filing. The Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order, jury instructions, and verdict form
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shall be submitted via e-mail as attachments to JSCpo@cand.uscourts.gov. The Court requests that
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all hard-copy submissions be three-hole-punched.
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IV.
PRETRIAL ARRANGEMENTS
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Should a daily transcript and/or real-time reporting be desired, the parties shall
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make arrangements with Debra Campbell, Supervisor of the Court Reporting Services, at
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(415) 522-2079, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the trial date.
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B.
During trial, counsel may wish to use overhead projectors, laser-disk/computer
graphics, poster blow-ups, models, or specimens of devices. Equipment should be shared by all
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counsel to the maximum extent possible. The Court provides no equipment other than an easel.
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The United States Marshal requires a court order to allow equipment into the courthouse. For
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electronic equipment, parties should be prepared to maintain the equipment or have a technician
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handy at all times. The parties shall tape extension cords to the carpet for safety. The parties may
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work with the deputy clerk, Ada Means (415-522-2015), on all courtroom-layout issues.
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SCHEDULING
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Trial will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 or 3:00 p.m., depending on the availability
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of witnesses, Monday through Friday. Counsel must arrive by 8:15 a.m., or earlier as needed, for
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any matters to be heard out of the presence of the jury. The jury will be called at 8:30 a.m.
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THE JURY
In civil cases, there are no alternate jurors and the jury is selected as follows:
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Eighteen to twenty jurors are called to fill the jury box and the row in front of the bar, and are
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given numbers (1 through 18). The remaining potential jurors will be seated in the public benches.
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Hardship excuses will usually be considered at this point. The Court will then ask questions of
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those in the box and in the front of the bar. Counsel may then conduct a limited voir dire.
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Challenges for cause will then be addressed out of the presence of the potential jurors. The Court
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will consider whether to fill in the seats of the stricken jurors. If so, questions will be asked of the
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additional jurors and cause motions as to them will be considered. After a short recess, each side
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may exercise its allotment of peremptory challenges out of the presence of the potential jurors.
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The eight (or such other size as will constitute the jury) surviving the challenge process with the
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lowest numbers become the final jury. For example, if the plaintiff strikes 1, 5, and 7 and the
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defendant strikes 2, 4, and 9, then 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 become the final jury. If more (or
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fewer) than eight jurors are to be seated, then the starting number will be adjusted. So too if more
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than a total of six peremptories are allowed. Once the jury selection is completed, the jurors’
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names will be read again and they will be seated in the jury box and sworn. The Court may alter
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this procedure in its discretion and after consultation with the parties.
WITNESSES
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At the close of each trial day, all counsel shall exchange a list of witnesses for the
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next two full court days and the exhibits that will be used during direct examination (other than
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for impeachment of an adverse witness). Within 24 hours of such notice, all other counsel shall
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provide any objections to such exhibits and shall provide a list of all exhibits to be used with the
same witness on cross-examination (other than for impeachment). The first notice shall be
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exchanged prior to the first day of trial. All such notices shall be provided in writing.
EXHIBITS
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Prior to the Final Pretrial Conference, counsel must meet and confer in person to
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consider all exhibit numbers and objections and to eliminate duplicate exhibits and confusion over
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the precise exhibit.
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Use numbers only, not letters, for exhibits, preferably the same numbers as were
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used in depositions. Blocks of numbers should be assigned to fit the need of the case (e.g.,
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Plaintiff has 1 to 100, Defendant A has 101 to 200, Defendant B has 201 to 300, etc.). A single
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exhibit should be marked only once. If the plaintiff has marked an exhibit, then the defendant
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should not re-mark the exact document with another number. Different versions of the same
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document, e.g., a copy with additional handwriting, must be treated as different exhibits with
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different numbers. To avoid any party claiming “ownership” of an exhibit, all exhibits shall be
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marked and referred to as “Trial Exhibit No. _____,” not as “Plaintiff’s Exhibit” or “Defendant’s
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Exhibit.”
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The exhibit tag shall be in the following form:
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Counsel preferably will make the tag up in a color that will stand out (yet still allow for
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photocopying), but that is not essential. Place the tag on or near the lower right-hand corner or, if a
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photograph, on the back. Counsel should fill in the tag but leave the last two spaces blank. The
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parties must jointly prepare a single set of all trial exhibits that will be the official record set to be
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used with the witnesses and on appeal. Each exhibit must be tagged, three-hole-punched, separated
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with a label divider identifying the exhibit number, and placed in 3-ring binders. Spine labels
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should indicate the numbers of the exhibits that are in the binders. Each set of exhibit binders
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should be marked as “Original.” Deposit the exhibits with the deputy clerk seven (7) days before
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the Pretrial Conference.
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Counsel must consult with each other and with the deputy clerk at the end of each
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trial day and compare notes as to which exhibits are in evidence and any limitations thereon. If
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there are any differences, counsel should bring them promptly to the Court’s attention.
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In addition to the official record exhibits, three sets of bench binders containing
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copies of the exhibits must be provided to the Court seven (7) days before the Pretrial Conference,
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one should be marked as “Chambers Copies”, and the other two as “Clerk’s Copies.” Each exhibit
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must be separated with a label divider identifying the exhibit number. (An exhibit tag is
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unnecessary for the bench set.) Spine labels should indicate the numbers of the exhibits that are in
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the binders.
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Before the closing arguments, counsel must confer with the deputy clerk to make
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sure the exhibits in evidence are in good order.
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Exhibit notebooks for the jury will not be permitted without prior permission from
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the Court. Publication must be by poster blow-up, overhead projection, or such other method as is
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allowed in the circumstances. It is permissible to highlight, circle or underscore in the
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enlargements as long as it is clear that it was not on the original.
CHARGING CONFERENCE
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As the trial progresses and the evidence is heard, the Court will fashion a comprehensive
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set of jury instructions to cover all issues actually being tried. Prior to the close of the evidence,
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the Court will provide a draft final charge to the parties. After a reasonable period for review, one
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or more charging conferences will be held at which each party may object to any passage, ask for
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modifications, or ask for additions. Any instruction request must be renewed specifically at the
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conference or it will be deemed waived, whether or not it was requested prior to trial. If, however,
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a party still wishes to request an omitted instruction after reviewing the Court’s draft, then it must
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affirmatively re-request it at the charging conference in order to give the Court a fair opportunity
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to correct any error. Otherwise, as stated, the request will be deemed abandoned or waived.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2016
______________________________________
JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge
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