LOISEAU v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al

Filing 58

ORDER THAT DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DOC. NO. 54 ) IS GRANTED. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE REMAINING CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT FREDERICK ROBINSON ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: NO LATER TH AN 1/11/2018 THE PARTIES SHALL FILE THEIR PRE-TRIAL MEMORANDA AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE, AS OUTLINED HEREIN. RESPONSES TO THE MOTIONS IN LIMINE, IF ANY, SHALL BE FILED NO LATER THAN 1/25/2018. A FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON 2/20/2018 AT 10:00 A.M. IN CHAMBERS. THIS CASE WILL BE LISTED FOR TRIAL ON 2/27/2018 AT 10:00 A.M. IN COURTROOM 4-B. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 7/25/2017. 7/25/2017 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED. (aeg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MATTHEW LOISEAU

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v.
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al.,

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 15-4010

ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of July, 2017, upon consideration of “Defendant’s Motion for
Summary Judgment” (Doc. No. 54) and the response thereto (Doc. No. 56) and in accordance
with the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is
GRANTED. Judgment is entered in favor of the City of Philadelphia.
It is further ORDERED that the remaining claims against Defendant Frederick Robinson
are subject to the following schedule:
1.

On or before December 28, 2017, counsel for each party shall serve upon
counsel for every other party:
(a)

a copy of each exhibit the party expects to offer at trial, together with an
index of all trial exhibits; and

(b)
2.

proposed stipulations.

No later than January 11, 2018, the parties shall file their pre-trial memoranda
and motions in limine. The pretrial memoranda shall be prepared in conformance
with Local Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1(c), and shall include the following:
(a)

the identity of each fact witness, liability and damages, to be called at trial
with a brief statement of the nature of the expected testimony (witnesses
not listed may not be called by that party in its case-in-chief);

(b)

the identity of each expert witness to be called at trial with a brief
statement of each opinion to be offered by the expert;

(c)

designation of videotaped trial testimony and deposition testimony to be
offered at trial;

(d)

a list of each item of monetary damages claimed, including, as
appropriate, computations of lost earnings and loss of future earning
capacity, medical expenses, property damages, and any other economic
loss; or, if relief other than monetary damages is sought, information
adequate for framing an order granting the relief sought;

(e)

stipulations, if any;

(f)

objections to and the grounds for the objections to the admissibility of any
item of evidence including exhibits expected to be offered by another
party;

(g)

any party objecting to deposition testimony shall file the objections,
setting forth the page and line numbers of the challenged testimony and a
clear statement for the basis for each objection. The objecting party must
provide the Court with a copy of the portions of the deposition transcript
with the challenged testimony highlighted; and

(h)

a statement of any anticipated legal issues on which the Court will be
required to rule.

3.

Responses to motions in limine, if any, shall be filed no later than January 25,
2018.

4.

No later than February 1, 2018, the parties shall file joint proposed jury
instructions on substantive issues and proposed verdict forms or special
interrogatories to the jury. Each party also shall file proposed jury instructions,
verdict forms or special interrogatories on those issues not agreed upon by the
parties. Each jury instruction shall be submitted on a separate sheet of paper,
double-spaced, with references to citations and pattern jury instructions where
appropriate.

5.

Prior to the final pre-trial conference, counsel shall confer regarding stipulations
and exhibits. Counsel shall resolve, if possible, objections to exhibits and
witnesses.

6.

A final pre-trial conference will be held on February 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in
Chambers. Counsel shall supply the Court with a tabbed exhibit binder and
exhibit index. Additional binders shall also be prepared for the Deputy Clerk and
for use with witnesses.

7.

At the final pre-trial conference, counsel shall be prepared to argue pending
motions in limine and objections to witnesses and exhibits.

8.

This case will be listed for trial on February 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom
4-B. Counsel and all parties shall be prepared to commence trial on that date. All
counsel are attached for trial.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg

MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG, J.