Bauer v. Metro North Commuter Railroad Company

Filing 27

ORDER: Joint Motion 23 for Opening Statements is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Janet Bond Arterton on 1/13/16. (Harris, J)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
STEVEN BAUER,
Plaintiff,
v.
METRO-NORTH
COMPANY,
Defendant.

Civil No. 3:14cv1381 (JBA)
COMMUTER

RAILROAD

January 13, 2016

ENDORSEMENT ORDER
The parties have requested permission to make opening statements at the trial
commencing on February 3, 2016. By Local Rule, this District established a presumption
that opening statements should be allowed absent good reason. D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.4
(“Unless the presiding Judge directs otherwise, counsel in civil jury trials shall be
permitted to make opening statements subject to limitations imposed by the Judge.”).
Accordingly, Joint Motion for Opening Statements [Doc. # 23] is GRANTED, with the
proviso that it may not exceed 15 minutes and that the Court will terminate any opening
statement at the point at which it becomes impermissible argument.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/
Janet Bond Arterton, U.S.D.J.
Dated at New Haven, Connecticut this 13th day of January, 2016.