Ortega v. Rolf Tide, LLC et al

Filing 34

ORDER SETTING BENCH TRIAL: Bench Trial set for 10/27/2015 at 9:00 AM before District Judge Aleta A. Trauger. Pretrial Conference set for 10/23/2015 at 1:30 PM before District Judge Aleta A. Trauger. Exhibit List and Witness List due by 10/20/2015. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 10/20/2015. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 9/3/14. (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
ADAM ORTEGA, on behalf of himself and
all those similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
PHILIP KRAJECK and
TEAM CHOW, LLC, d/b/a Rolf and Daughters,
Defendants.

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Civil No. 3:14-1474
Judge Trauger

ORDER SETTING BENCH TRIAL
1.

Trial setting: This case is set for a bench trial on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at
9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 873 of the United States Courthouse, 801 Broadway,
Nashville, Tennessee.

2.

Pretrial conference setting: A pretrial conference will be held in Judge Trauger’s
chambers, Room 825 United States Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville,
Tennessee, on October 23, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. Lead counsel for each party must
attend the pretrial conference. If lead counsel is not from Tennessee, local
counsel must also attend.

3.

Information exchanged but not filed: By October 6, 2015, the parties shall
exchange copies of exhibits and make available for examination by any opposing
party the original of all exhibits. By this same date, the parties shall exchange
designations of portions of depositions that are to be read into evidence during the
case in chief. The parties should attempt to agree on additions to the designations
necessary to put responses into context.

4.

Filings required prior to pretrial conference: The following shall be filed by
October 20, 2015:
a.

witness lists;

b.

exhibit lists (Plaintiff’s exhibits shall be premarked as “P-1, P-2,” etc.;
defendant’s exhibits shall be premarked as “D-1, D-2,” etc. The
authenticity of exhibits should be stipulated to if at all possible. Failure to
include an exhibit on this exhibit list will result in its not being admitted
into evidence at trial, except upon a showing of good cause.);

c.

stipulations;

d.

expert witness statements as described in Local Rule 39.01(c)(6)c.1

5.

Motions in limine: Motions in limine shall be filed by October 9, 2015.
Responses shall be filed by October 20, 2015.

6.

Pretrial Order: By October 20, 2015, the parties shall file a joint proposed Pretrial
Order which shall contain the following:
a.

a recitation that the pleadings are amended to conform to the Pretrial
Order and that the Pretrial Order supplants the pleadings;

b.

the jurisdictional basis for the action and whether jurisdiction is disputed;

c.

a listing of the contested issues of law; and

d.

a listing of known evidentiary disputes, including those involving
deposition designations.

7.

By October 20, 2015, each party shall file proposed findings of fact and
conclusions of law.

8.

Duration of trial: The trial of this case is expected to last 1 day.

It is so ORDERED.
ENTER this 3rd day of September 2014.

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ALETA A. TRAUGER
U.S. District Judge

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Judge Trauger requires the filing of medical expert (as opposed to treating physician)
statements as well. The exclusion for medical expert statements in the referenced Local Rule
does not apply in her court.