Williams v. Grand Rapids Public Library

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Williams v. Grand Rapids Public Library

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
DONALD WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, -vsCase No. 1:06-cv-635 HON. ROBERT HOLMES BELL GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY, Defendant. ______________________________________/

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER The court has conducted a case management conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16. As a result of the conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
Trial Date Jury or Non Jury Estimated Length of Trial Motions to Join Parties: Motions to Amend Pleadings Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures Disclose Name, Address and Area of Expertise of Expert Witnesses (Rule 26(a)(2)(A)) Disclosure of Expert Reports (Rule 26(a)(2)(B)) Completion of Discovery Dispositive Motions Interrogatories will be limited to: (Single Part Questions) Depositions will be limited to: (Fact Witnesses Per Party) P l a i nt i f f : Defendant: P l a i nt i f f : Defendant: P l a i nt i f f : Defendant: JANUARY 22, 2008 Jury 2 days CLOSED FEBRUARY 2, 2007 FEBRUARY 15, 2007 FEBRUARY 22, 2007 MARCH 1, 2007 APRIL 1, 2007 APRIL 15, 2007 MAY 15, 2007 JUNE 15, 2007 JULY 15, 2007 50 single part questions 10 per party

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Requests for Admission will be limited to: (Per Side) Final Pretrial Conference ADR To Take Place On Or Before: Date: Time:

20 per side JANUARY 11, 2008 1:00 P.M. None at this time

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TRIAL DATE AND SETTING: This case is scheduled for trial before Chief Judge

Robert Holmes Bell, Courtroom 601, Ford Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the date set forth above, commencing at 9:00 a.m. 2. JOINDER OF PARTIES AND AMENDMENTS OF PLEADINGS: All motions for

joinder of parties and motions to amend the pleadings must be filed by the date set forth in the table above. 3. DISCLOSURES AND EXCHANGES: By the dates set forth above, each party shall,

without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties that information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1). Deadlines for exchange of names of lay witnesses, identification of experts, production of documents, and disclosure of expert reports, if applicable, are ordered as set forth in the table above. 4. COMPLETION OF DISCOVERY: All discovery proceedings shall be completed

no later than the date set forth in the table above, and shall not continue beyond this date. All interrogatories, requests for admissions, and other written discovery requests must be served no later than thirty days before the close of discovery. All depositions must be completed before the close of discovery. Interrogatories will be limited as set forth in the table above. Depositions will be limited as set forth in the table above. There shall be no deviations from this order without prior

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approval of the court upon good cause shown. Time limitations for depositions set forth in Rule 30(d)(2) apply to this case. 5. MOTIONS: a. Non-dispositive motions shall be filed in accordance with W.D. Mich. LCivR.

7.3. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 471, et seq., it is the policy of this Court to prohibit the consideration of discovery motions unless accompanied by a certification that the moving party has made a reasonable and good faith effort to reach agreement with opposing counsel on the matters set forth in the motion. b. Dispositive motions shall be filed in accordance with W.D. Mich. LCivR 7.2

by the date set forth in the table above. If dispositive motions are based on supporting documents such as depositions or answers to interrogatories, only those excerpts which are relevant to the motion shall be filed. c. Final Pretrial Order. 6. time. 7. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: A final pretrial conference is scheduled before ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: No form of ADR will be ordered at this Motions in limine shall be filed on or before the date for filing the proposed

Chief Judge Robert Holmes Bell, Courtroom 601, Ford Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the date and time set forth above. 8. PREPARATION OF PROPOSED FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER: A proposed pretrial

order, entitled "Final Pretrial Order" shall be prepared jointly by counsel and filed three (3) business days prior to the final pretrial conference in the following form: A final pretrial conference was held on the ___ day of ______________.
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Appearing for the parties as counsel were: (List the counsel who will attend the pretrial conference.) 1) Exhibits: The following exhibits will be offered by the plaintiff and the defendant: (List separately for each party all exhibits, including demonstrative evidence and summaries of other evidence, by name and number. Plaintiff shall use numbers [1-99]; defendant shall use numbers [100199]. Indicate with respect to each exhibit whether and for what reason its admissibility is objected to. Exhibits expected to be used solely for impeachment purposes need not be numbered or listed until identified at trial. Failure to list an exhibit required to be listed by this order will result, except upon a showing of good cause, in a determination of nonadmissibility at trial. Objections not contained in the Pretrial Order, other than objections under Evidence Rule 402 or 403, shall be deemed waived except for good cause shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3).) 2) Uncontroverted Facts: The parties have agreed that the following may be accepted as established facts: (State in detail all uncontroverted facts.) 3) Controverted Facts and Unresolved Issues: The factual issues remaining to be determined and issues of law for the Court's determination are: (Set out each issue which is genuinely controverted, including issues on the merits and other matters which should be drawn to the Court's attention.) 4) Witnesses: a. Non-expert witnesses to be called by the plaintiff and defendant, except those who may be called for impeachment purposes only, are: (List names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all non-experts who will testify.
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Indicate whether they are expected to testify in person, by deposition videotape, or by reading of their deposition transcript. Indicate all objections to the anticipated testimony of each non-expert witness. For each witness listed, indicate whether the witness will be called or merely may be called to testify.) b. Expert witnesses to be called by the plaintiff and defendant, except those who may be called for impeachment purposes only, are: (List names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all experts who will testify, providing a brief summary of their qualifications and a statement of the scientific or medical field(s) in which they are offered as experts. Indicate whether they will testify in person, by deposition videotape, or by reading of their deposition transcript. Indicate all objections to the qualifications or anticipated testimony of each expert witness.) It is understood that, except upon a showing of good cause, no witness whose name and address does not appear in the lists required by subsections (a) and (b) will be permitted to testify for any purpose, except impeachment, if the opposing party objects. Any objection to the use of a deposition under Fed. R. Civ. P. 32(a) not reflected in the Pretrial Order shall be deemed waived, except for good cause shown. 5) Depositions and Other Discovery Documents: All depositions, answers to written interrogatories, and requests for admissions, or portions thereof, that are expected to be offered in evidence by the plaintiff and the defendant are: (Designate portions of depositions by page and line number. Designate answers to interrogatories and requests for admissions by answer or request number. Designation need not be made of portions that may be used, if at all, as impeachment of an adverse party. Indicate any objections to proposed deposition testimo ny, answers to interrogatories, and admissions.)

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Length of Trial: Counsel estimate the trial will last approximately _____ days, total, allocated as follows: _____ days for plaintiff's case; _____ days for defendant's case; _____ days for other parties. Prospects of Settlement: The status of settlement negotiations is: (Indicate persons present during negotiations, progress toward settlement, and issues that are obstacles to settlement.)

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The proposed Final Pretrial Order will be signed by all counsel, signifying acceptance, and upon approval by the Court, with such additions as are necessary, will be signed by the Court as an order reflecting the final pretrial conference. 9. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE:

At the final pretrial conference, the parties and the Court will formulate a plan for trial, including a program for facilitating the admission of evidence, consider the prospects of settlement, and consider such other matters as may aid in the trial or other disposition of the action. Unless excused upon a showing of good cause, the attorney who is to conduct the trial shall attend the pretrial conference and should be accompanied by his/her clients. 10. a. trial: i. Proposed voir dire questions. The Court will ask basic voir dire questions. PREPARATION FOR TRIAL: Each party shall file the following not later than three business days before the

Counsel for the parties will be permitted to question prospective jurors. Questioning by counsel shall not be repetitive of questions asked by the Court or of questions asked in the juror questionnaire. ii. Trial briefs.

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Case 1:06-cv-00635-RHB-JGS b. the trial: i.

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The parties shall jointly file the following not later than three business days before

Proposed jury instructions. This Court uses Western District of Michigan's

Standardized Jury Instructions for the preliminary and final instructions. A copy of these instructions is available on the Court's website (www.miwd.uscourts.gov).1 The court generally uses O'Malley, Grenig & Lee's Federal Jury Practice and Instructions for those not covered in the standard set. Standard instructions may be submitted by number. Other "non-standard" instructions shall be submitted in full text, one per page, and include reference to the source of each requested instruction. Indicate objections, if any, to opposing counsel's proposed instructions, with a summary of the reasons for each objection. The parties are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of the proposed jury instructions on a computer diskette, compatible with IBM computer/Corel WP 9.0. ii. A joint statement of the case and statement of the elements that must be

proven by each party. If the parties are unable to agree on the language of a joint statement of the case, then separate, concise, non-argumentative statements shall be filed. The statement(s) of the case will be read to the prospective jurors during jury selection. The elements that must be proven by each party will be included in the preliminary jury instructions. DONE and ORDERED in Grand Rapids, Michigan this 21st day of December, 2006.

/s/ Joseph G. Scoville United States Magistrate Judge

The instructions are located within the Electronic Filing section, and you will need to use your E-Filing Login and Password to access them. Once you have logged into the electronic filing section of the website, click Utilities and you will see the link to the Civil Jury Instructions. -7 -

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