Hosse v. Sumner County Board of Education et al
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ORDER: Jury Trial set for 3/1/2016 at 9:00 AM before Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp. Pretrial Conference reset for 2/12/2016 at 1:30 PM before Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp. Exhibit List and Witness List due by 2/9/2016. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 2/9/2016. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 1/21/16. (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
RON HOSSE
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v.
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SUMNER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,)
et al.,
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Case No. 3:13-0520
JUDGE SHARP
ORDER
By previous Order, this case was set for a jury trial on Tuesday, March 1, 2016,
beginning at 9:00 a.m. The final pretrial conference set for Friday, February 12, 2016, at 9:00 is
reset for 1:30 p.m. the same day. All lawyers who will participate in the trial must attend the
Final Pretrial Conference.
Counsel shall submit a Joint Proposed Pretrial Order to the Court by Tuesday, February
9, 2016. The Pretrial Order shall contain: (1) a recitation that the pleadings are amended to
conform to the Pretrial Order and that the Pretrial Order supplants the pleadings; (2) a statement
of the basis for jurisdiction in this Court; (3) a short summary of the Plaintiff's theory (no more
than one page); (4) a short summary of the Defendant’s theory (no more than one page); (5) a
statement of the issues, including a designation of which issues are for the jury and which are for
the Court; (6) a succinct statement of the relief sought; (7) a summary of any anticipated
evidentiary disputes; and (8) an estimate of the anticipated length of the trial.
The parties shall also submit to the Court by Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the following:
(1)
joint proposed jury instructions and verdict forms as follows:
Counsel shall exchange proposed jury instructions on the
substantive law of this specific case and proposed verdict forms
and confer to reach agreement. Thereafter, counsel shall jointly
prepare and file a set of agreed proposed case specific jury
instructions and verdict forms. Each proposed jury instruction
shall begin on a new page and shall include citations to supporting
authorities. Counsel shall separately file any disputed jury
instructions or verdict forms only after making a good faith effort
to prepare a jointly agreed upon instruction.
Certain standard, non-case specific jury instructions generally used
by the Court are available on the Court’s website:
http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/judge_sharp.
(2)
witness lists in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3);
(3)
exhibit lists in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3); and
(4)
stipulations.
By Monday, February 1, 2016, the parties shall file any motions in limine and any
motions objecting to expert testimony. Any responses to such motions shall be filed by
Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
Expert witness disclosures shall be made timely in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(2) or as otherwise ordered by the Court. Expert witness disclosure statements shall not be
supplemented after the applicable disclosure deadline, absent leave of Court. No expert witness
shall testify beyond the scope of his or her expert witness disclosure statement. The Court may
exclude the testimony of an expert witness, or order other sanctions, for violation of expert
witness disclosure requirements or deadlines. There shall be no rebuttal expert witnesses, absent
leave of Court.
Responses to interrogatories, requests for production and requests for admissions shall be
supplemented timely, if necessary, in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) no later than thirty
(30) days before trial, absent leave of Court. The Court may exclude evidence, or order other
sanctions, for violation of a duty or deadline to supplement discovery responses.
By Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the parties shall file briefs on the types of damages
recoverable for each cause of action, supported by legal authority, and, for each type of
damages, whether the amount is determined by the Court or the jury. Additionally, Plaintiff shall
provide a
detailed breakout of all damages requested.
At the Final Pretrial Conference, counsel shall be prepared to:
(1)
discuss proposed jury instructions and verdict forms;
(2)
identify and discuss undisputed facts and issues;
(3)
discuss the status of discovery;
(4)
preview proposed testimony;
(5)
discuss expert testimony;
(6)
preview proposed exhibits;
(7)
discuss motions in limine;
(8)
discuss pretrial briefs; and
(9)
discuss settlement.
Pre-trial briefs shall be filed seven (7) working days prior to trial.
There shall be no motions to continue filed after the date of the Final Pretrial Conference
absent extraordinary circumstances. If a settlement is reached after jurors have been summoned,
resulting in the non-utilization of the jurors, the costs of summoning the jurors may be taxed to
the parties.
It is so ORDERED.
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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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