Shelton v. Ray et al

Filing 150

ORDER granting 149 MOTION to Continue Trial and Pretrial Conference. Jury Trial is reset for 10/1/2013 at 9:00 AM before District Judge Todd J. Campbell. Pretrial Conference reset for 9/20/2013 at 2:00 PM before District Judge Todd J. Campbell. Exhibit List and Witness List due by 9/13/2013. Signed by District Judge Todd J. Campbell on 6/18/13. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

LORENZO A. SHELTON
v.
GAYLE RAY, et al.

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) NO. 3-10-0684
) JUDGE CAMPBELL
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ORDER

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Continue Trial (Docket No. 149). The
Motion is GRANTED. The jury trial of this action, currently set for August 6, 2013, is continued until
October 1, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. The pretrial conference, currently set for July 15, 2013, is continued
until September 20, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. All lawyers who will participate in the trial must attend the

pretrial conference.
Pretrial Deadlines
The parties shall submit to the Court, by September 13, 2013, the following:
(1) proposed jury instructions and verdict forms;
(2) witness lists, except for witnesses solely for impeachment in accordance with Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(a)(3);
(3) exhibit lists, except for documents solely for impeachment in accordance with Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(a)(3);
(4) any stipulations;
(5) a short summary of their legal theories (no more than one page);

(6) a statement of the issues, including a designation of which issues are for the jury and
which are for the Court;
(7) a succinct statement of the relief sought;
(8) a summary of any anticipated evidentiary disputes; and
(9) an estimate of the anticipated length of the trial.
Motions in Limine and Objections to Experts
By September 6, 2013, the parties shall file any motions in limine and any motions objecting
to expert testimony. Any responses to such motions shall be filed by September 13, 2013.
Discovery
Expert witness disclosures shall be made timely, in accordance with Local Rule 39.01(c)(6)d.
Supplement responses to interrogatories, requests for production and requests for admissions shall
be made timely in accordance with Local Rules 33.01(c), 34.01 and 36.01. Objections to the use
of a deposition at trial shall be made timely in accordance with Local Rules 32.01(b) and
39.01(d)(1). The Court may exclude evidence, or order other sanctions, for violation of a duty or
deadline to make or supplement expert witness disclosures or discovery responses.
Pretrial Conference
Plaintiff and counsel for the Defendants shall be prepared, at the Pretrial Conference, to:
(1) identify and discuss undisputed facts and issues;
(2) discuss the status of discovery;
(3) preview proposed testimony and discuss subpoenas for witnesses;
(4) discuss expert testimony;
(5) preview proposed exhibits;

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(6) discuss motions in limine;
(7) discuss proposed jury instructions and verdict forms;
(8) discuss settlement; and
(9) discuss pretrial briefs.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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TODD J. CAMPBELL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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