Daniel v. Monroe Housing Authority et al

Filing 19

ORDER to memorialize the Courts oral orders issued on February 4, 2019. Supplemental briefing will be no more than 3000 words in length, and must be submitted by February 25, 2019. No responses or replies will be necessary to these briefs. The parties are ordered to submit their jointly-prepared pretrial submissions by February 18, 2019. These documents should be submitted to Chambers electronically utilizing the CyberClerk feature on CM/ECF. Any motions in limine must be filed by February 18, 2019 with responses due on February 21, 2019. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 2/4/19. (clc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:18-CV-00084-FDW-DSC
CHARLES P. DANIEL,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ANNA MCRAE
MONROE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
Defendants.

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ORDER

This written order is intended to memorialize the Court’s oral orders issued on February 4,
2019. Parties are hereby ORDERED to submit supplemental briefing to the Court on the issue of
whether Defendant McRae, in her individual capacity, is entitled to qualified immunity to the
§1981 claims. Supplemental briefing will be no more than 3000 words in length, and must be
submitted by February 25, 2019. No responses or replies will be necessary to these briefs.
This case is set for jury trial to commence during the March 2019 term. The Court will not
hold another pre-trial conference for this case, but the parties must be present for docket call to
take place at 9:00 a.m. on March 4, 2019 in Courtroom 1-1. Jury selection will take place on March
5, 2019. For voir dire, each party will get ten minutes to question the first set of jurors. For each
subsequent round of jury selection, parties will get one additional minute for each empty seat.
Parties will have three peremptory challenges per side. Jurors must be challenged at the first
opportunity. The parties must be prepared to commence trial after jury selection.
The parties are ordered to submit their jointly-prepared pretrial submissions by February
18, 2019. These documents should be submitted to Chambers electronically utilizing the
CyberClerk feature on CM/ECF. The Case Management Order addresses the requirements for

these submissions. Any motions in limine must be filed by February 18, 2019 with responses due
on February 21, 2019. The Court will address any outstanding motions or pretrial issues on the
first day of trial before the jury arrives. Witnesses for trial should be subpoenaed by February 18,
2019.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: February 4, 2019