Richardson v. Fluor Corporation
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AMENDED ORDER FOR PRETRIAL PREPARATION. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 7/28/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2014)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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TIMOTHY RICHARDSON,
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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No. C 13-01908 SBA
Plaintiff,
AMENDED ORDER FOR PRETRIAL
PREPARATION
v.
FLUOR CORP.,
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Defendant.
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Pursuant to Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP"), IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
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A.
DEADLINE FOR JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDING THE PLEADINGS
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The deadline for the joinder of other parties and to amend the pleadings is 10/31/2013.
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DISCOVERY CUT-OFF
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All discovery, except for expert discovery, shall be completed and all depositions
taken on or before 5/30/2014. The parties are responsible for scheduling discovery so that motions
to resolve discovery disputes can be heard before the above discovery cut-off.
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EXPERT DESIGNATION AND DISCOVERY
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Plaintiff shall designate any experts by 5/30/2014; defendant by 5/30/2014; rebuttal
disclosure by 6/13/2014. Any expert not so named may be disallowed as a witness. No expert will
be permitted to testify to any opinion, or basis or support for an opinion, that has not been disclosed
in response to an appropriate question or interrogatory from the opposing party. Expert discovery
shall be completed by 7/11/2014.
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D.
MOTION CUT-OFF
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All motions including dispositive motions shall be heard on or before 7/29/2014, at
1:00 p.m. The parties must meet and confer prior to filing any motion. The movant shall certify to
the Court in its moving papers that it has complied with this requirement. Should the parties fail to
meet and confer, the Court may decline to entertain the motion.
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THIS COURT DOES NOT RESERVE MOTION HEARING DATES. The
parties are advised to check Judge Armstrong's calendar at www.cand.uscourts.gov, under
Scheduling Information to determine the next available hearing date, particularly in the case of a
dispositive motion. The parties are advised not to wait until 35 days prior to the law and motion cutoff date to file and serve their motion. As the Court's law and motion calendar tends to fill quickly,
there is no guarantee that a hearing date within the law and motion cut-off date will be available.
You MUST submit a hard copy of all motion papers filed in E-FILED cases in order to be placed on
calendar.
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All noticed motions (other than motions for summary judgment) and any opposition
thereto, shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, exclusive of the table of contents, table of
authorities, exhibits and declarations, if required. Reply briefs may not exceed ten (10) pages in
length. Motions for summary judgment are subject to the page limits set forth in Civil Local Rule 7.
All parties are required to meet and confer before filing any motion or any nonstipulated request with this court, and to certify that they have complied with this requirement.
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The failure of the opposing party to file a memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to any
motion shall constitute a consent to the granting of the motion.
Parties are limited to filing one motion for summary judgment. Any party wishing to exceed this limit
must request leave of Court. The parties are not required to file statements of undisputed facts in connection with a
motion for summary judgment. However, if the parties desire to file a statement of undisputed facts, only one joint
statement of undisputed facts signed by all parties shall be filed. All separate statements will be stricken. If the parties are
unable to agree that a fact is undisputed, they should assume that fact is in dispute.
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Note that pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-1(b), the Court may, in its discretion, adjudicate motions without oral
argument.
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E.
MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES
All parties are ordered to participate in a mandatory settlement conference during the following time
period: 8/4 -8/29/2014.
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PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
All Counsel who will try the case shall appear for a pretrial conference in Courtroom 1 on 10/7/2014,
at 1:00 p.m. All Counsel shall be fully prepared to discuss all aspects of the trial. Failure to file the requisite pretrial
documents in advance of the pretrial conference may result in vacation of the pretrial conference and/or the imposition of
sanctions. ALL PARTIES WITH SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE.
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PRETRIAL PREPARATION DUE: 9/2/2014
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Not less that thirty-five (35) calendar days prior to the pretrial conference, Counsel shall meet
and confer in good faith in advance of complying with the following pretrial requirements in order to clarify and narrow
the issues for trial, arrive at stipulations of facts, simplify and shorten the presentation of proof at trial, and explore
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possible settlement. In addition, Counsel shall meet and confer regarding anticipated motions in limine, objections to
evidence, jury instructions, and any other matter which may require resolution by the Court.
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The following matters shall be accomplished no later than twenty-eight (28) calendar days
prior to the pretrial conference:
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Joint Pretrial Statement
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Counsel are required to file a pretrial conference statement containing the following
information:
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(1)
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The Action
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(A) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance of claims and
defenses which remain to be decided
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(B) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claimed, particularly
itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other evidentiary material to be presented
concerning the amount of those damages.
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(2)
The Factual Basis of the Action
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(A) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts not
reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial record without the
necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits.
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(B) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all disputed factual
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issues which remain to be decided.
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(C) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of the action may
be presented upon an agreed statement of facts.
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(D) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed for pretrial or
trial purposes.
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(3)
DISPUTED LEGAL ISSUES
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(A) Points of Law. Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each
disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes and decisions. Unless otherwise ordered,
parties should cite to briefs served and lodged setting forth briefly the nature of each party's contentions concerning each
disputed point of law, including procedural and evidentiary issues.
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(B) Proposed Conclusions of law. If the case is to be tried without jury, unless
otherwise ordered, parties should briefly indicate objections to proposed conclusions of law lodged with this Court.
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Trial Briefs
Each party shall serve and file a trial brief which shall briefly state their contentions,
the relevant facts to be proven at trial, and the law on the issues material to the decision.
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Findings of Fact
In non-jury cases, each party shall serve and lodge with the Court proposed findings
of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues. Findings shall be brief, clear, written in plain English and free of
pejorative language, conclusions and argument.
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Witnesses
Each party shall serve and file with the Court a list of all persons who may be called
as witnesses, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, together with a summary of the substance of each witness'
proposed testimony.
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Designation of Discovery Excerpts
Each party expecting to use discovery excerpts as part of its case in chief shall serve
and file with the Court a statement identifying (1) by witness and page and line, all deposition testimony and (2) by
lodged excerpt, all interrogatory answers and request for admissions to be used as part of its direct case. Each
interrogatory answer intended to be offered as an exhibit shall be copied separately and marked as an exhibit. The
original of any deposition to be used at trial must be produced at the time of trial, as well as a copy for the Court. Counsel
shall indicate any objections to the use of these materials and advise the Court that counsel has conferred respecting such
objections.
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Jury Instructions
The parties shall file a joint set of proposed jury instructions as to those instructions
on which the parties have reached agreement. As to any disputed instructions, each party shall separately submit its
"proposed" instruction(s) supported by a memorandum setting forth the authority for its use. Responses or objections to
any "proposed" jury instruction shall be filed no later than the date of the pretrial conference. All instructions shall be
written in plain English which is comprehensible to jurors, concise and free of argument, and shall be organized in a
logical fashion so as to aid jury comprehension, and are also to be provided on a CD in word format. The Court's
practice is to utilize, whenever possible, instruction's found in the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions.
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Jury Voir Dire and Verdict Forms
Each party shall submit proposed questions for jury voir dire and a proposed form of
verdict.
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Exhibits
Each party shall provide every other party one set of all exhibits, charts, schedules,
summaries and diagrams and other similar documentary materials to be used at the trial together with a complete list of
all such exhibits. The Court requires one original version of exhibits (as described above) for the Clerk and two copies
(one for the Bench and one for the witness stand). All such versions of the exhibits, including the originals, should be
indexed into a binder for easy and quick reference by all parties. The first page of each binder should have a copy of the
exhibit list appropriately completed with each exhibit description and its designated number. Plaintiffs shall refer to their
exhibits numerically and Defendants shall label theirs alphabetically. Exhibit labels and exhibit lists are available at the
Courts website.(www.cand.uscourts.gov) Exhibits should be brought to Court on the first day of trial.
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Motions in Limine and Objections to Evidence shall be filed by no later than: 9/9/2014.
Each party anticipating making motion(s) in limine and/or objection(s) to any testimony or exhibits expected to be
offered shall file and serve a statement briefly identifying each item objected to and the grounds for the objection.
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Responses to motions in limine or objections to evidence shall be filed and served by no later
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Replies to motions in limine or objections to evidence shall be filed and served by no later
than: 9/16/2014.
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than: 9/23/2014.
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All motions in limine shall be set forth in a single memorandum, not to exceed ten (10) pages in
length. Responses to the motions in limine shall be set forth in a single memorandum, not to exceed
ten (10) pages in length. Reply briefs shall not exceed six(6) pages. Any request to exceed the page
limit must be submitted prior to the deadline for these briefs and must be supported by a showing of
good cause, along with a certification that the applicant has met and conferred with the opposing
party.
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TRIAL DATE
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Trial before the Jury will begin on 10/15/2014, at 8:30 a.m., for an estimated 5-6 trial days, or as soon
thereafter as the Court may designate. The parties are advised that they must be prepared to go to trial on a trailing basis.
The trial will take place in Courtroom 1 of the United States Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, 4th Floor, Oakland,
California, 94612. The Court's trial hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with two fifteen-minute breaks, on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On the first day of trial all parties are required to have someone in Court with full
Settlement Authority.
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TRANSCRIPTS
If transcripts will be requested during or immediately after the trial, arrangements must be made with
the Court Reporter Coordinator (Telephone No. 510-637-3534) at least one week prior to the commencement of trial.
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STATUS AND DISCOVERY CONFERENCES
Any party desiring to confer with the Court may, upon notice to all other parties, arrange a conference
through the courtroom deputy (Telephone No. 510-637-3541). Conferences may be conducted telephonically, upon
request (preferably in writing).
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SANCTIONS
Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions pursuant to FRCP 16(f).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: 7/28/2014
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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
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United States District Judge
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