Salehian v. Nevada State Treasurer et al

Filing 59

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the 58 proposed joint pretrial order is REJECTED. The parties must confer and submit a second proposed joint pretrial order by February 18, 2025. Signed by Judge Cristina D. Silva on 1/28/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 1 2 3 Sheila Salehian, Case No. 2:21-cv-01512-CDS-NJK Plaintiff 4 5 v. 6 Nevada State Treasurer, et al., Order Rejecting Proposed Joint Pretrial Order [ECF No. 58] Defendants 7 8 9 The parties filed a proposed joint pretrial order. ECF No. 58. However, because it does 10 not comply with Local Rules 16-3 and 16-4, I reject it. 11 The proposed order states that “[t]he parties reserve objections regarding these exhibits 12 for trial[.]” ECF No. 58 at 8. There is no such right to reserve. Local Rule 16-3(b)(8)(B) requires 13 the parties to state the grounds for each objection to each specific exhibit and must be included 14 in the proposed order. 15 The parties attempt to reserve all rights to present or object to electronic evidence. ECF 16 No. 58 at 12. No such right exists. Local Rule 16-4 at VII(c) provides that the proposed order 17 must “[s]tate whether the parties inten[d] to present electronic evidence for purposes of jury 18 deliberations.” 19 Local Rules 16-3(b)(10) and (11) require the parties to identify the depositions they 20 intend to offer at trial by “designating the portions of the depositions to be offered” and 21 providing a “statement of the objections, and the grounds for them.” Because the parties do not 22 intend to offer deposition testimony unless a witness is unexpectedly unavailable for trial, the 23 court will allow them to defer this portion of their proposed order. However, forty-five days 24 prior to trial, the parties must identify the portions of depositions that will be read at trial by the 25 party intending to introduce the same and must the page and line numbers. A statement of the 26 objections, and the grounds for them, must follow every identified portion of each listed 1 deposition. 1 Finally, both sides “reserve the right to call any person necessary to authenticate 2 any of the possible exhibits listed herein.” ECF No. 58 at 14, 16. The parties must confer about 3 what evidence they need to present at trial, they can either stipulate to the authenticity of the 4 proposed exhibits and eliminate the need for a records custodian or authentication during trial, 5 or file appropriate motions. Any stipulations shall be included in the updated proposed joint 6 pretrial order. 7 Conclusion 8 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the proposed joint pretrial order [ECF No. 58] is 9 REJECTED. The parties must confer and submit a second proposed joint pretrial order by 10 February 18, 2025. 11 Dated: January 28, 2025 12 __________ _______ ______________ Cristina D. Silva United States District Judge 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 Objections are due fourteen days after the opposing party files its notice identifying the portions of depositions that will be read at trial. 2

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