Jabara v. Lang et al

Filing 96

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS - it is hereby ORDERED that the the R&R of MJ Carlson is ADOPTED and that the following deadlines will now apply in this case: 95 Jury Selection & Trial set for 5/5/2014 at 01:30 PM in Harrisburg - Courtroom 4 before Honorable Yvette Kane. Pretrial Conference set for 4/16/2014 at - 02:00 PM before Honorable Yvette Kane.Signed by Honorable Yvette Kane on 2/24/14. (sc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
:
ARDELLA JABARA,
:
Plaintiff
:
CIVIL ACTION NO.
:
1:12-CV-1833
:
v.
:
Judge Kane
:
JUSTIN W. LANG,
:
Defendant
:
:
AMENDED
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
AND NOW, this 24TH day of February, 2014, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson is
ADOPTED and that the following deadlines will now apply in this case:

Local Rule 16.3 - Attorney Conference and
Exchange of Proposed Jury Instructions: On or before:
Motions In Limine Due:
Pretrial Memoranda Due:
*Proposed Jury Charge, Proposed Voir Dire Questions
and Objections to Proposed Jury Charge:
Pretrial and Settlement Conference:
Trial Brief Due:
Trial:

March 31, 2014
April 7, 2014
April 14, 2014
April 14, 2014
April 16, 2014 - 2:00 PM
April 30, 2014
May 5, 2014 - 1:30 PM

* The parties are directed to review the model jury charge regarding the claims in question at
www.ca3.uscourts.gov . Counsel shall submit proposed jury instructions only to the extent that they differ from
those found at www.ca3.uscourts.gov.

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The captioned case is placed on the MAY trial list. Jury selection for trials on the
MAY list will commence at 1:30 p.m. on May 5, 2014, in Courtroom No. 4, Eighth
Floor, Federal Building, Third and Walnut Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Trials
will commence following the completion of jury selections. Counsel should note that
criminal matters take priority and may delay the beginning of the civil trial list. Unless
otherwise ordered, the cases will be tried in order of the docket numbers, with the
earliest docket numbers going first and continuing to the most recent docket number.
Non-jury matters will be tried last. Counsel should be aware that settlements, etc., will
often reduce the actual number of cases for trial as the date approaches, and counsel
should be prepared to go to trial on 24 hours notice. Counsel may contact the court
one week prior to the scheduled jury selection to determine the approximate starting
date. However, counsel should be aware that the trial list may change drastically;
therefore, counsel shall be prepared to go to trial at any point during the trial term.
If the parties intend to use depositions at trial in place of live testimony, they
shall review the depositions prior to the time of trial. If there are objections which
cannot be resolved among counsel, said objections and copies of the relevant
depositions shall be submitted to the court at least fifteen (15) days prior to trial.
Where counsel have failed to meet the time requirement in this paragraph, the court
may, in its discretion, deem the objections withdrawn. If the deposition to be used are
videotaped, a transcript must be provided to the court in advance of trial.
If a party intends to introduce 15 or more exhibits into evidence, that party shall
provide the court with two hard copies of all exhibits in 3-ring binders at the beginning
of jury selection for that case.
All parties are expected to use presentation technology available in the
courtroom to display evidence to the jury. Training on the equipment shall be arranged
well in advance of trial with the courtroom deputy and/or systems team member. See

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“General Information” link on the district website at www.pamd.uscourts.gov. Please
read thoroughly the “Notice to All Courtroom Technology Users” as well as the
section on “Jury Evidence Recording System [JERS].”
6.13 JERS System. Counsel shall provide in electronic format any exhibits of
documents, photographs, videos and any other evidence that may be reduced to an
electronic file, for the use of Court Personnel and JERS during trial, five (5) business
days before jury selection. Documents and photographs shall be in .pdf, .jpg, .bmp,
.tif, or .gif format; video and audio recordings shall be in .avi, .wmv, .mpg, .wma, or
.wav format. Each electronic exhibit shall be saved as a separate, independent file, and
provided to the Court on a storage device, such as cd, dvd, or flash drive. Exhibits filed
shall be named consistent with their order and name on the exhibit list.
(Exh number)-(Exh part)_(Exh Description).(File Extension)
For Example:
1-1_ Picture of house.jpg
1-2_ Picture of dog.jpg
2_Copy of Mortgage.pdf
Exhibits submitted in this manner are for the use of the jury during deliberations.
Whenever any civil action scheduled for jury trial is settled or otherwise
disposed of in advance of the actual trial, jurors’ costs, including mileage and per diem,
shall be assessed equally against the parties unless the Clerk’s Office at the place the
trial is to be held is notified of the settlement in sufficient time to permit the Clerk to

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advise the jurors that their attendance will not be necessary. Notice to such Clerk’s
Office before 2:00 p.m. on the last business day preceding the day on which the trial of
the action is to start shall be adequate for such purpose.
Dated:

February 24, 2014

_____s/ Yvette Kane___________
YVETTE KANE, Judge
Middle District of Pennsylvania

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