Stanley v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Filing 95

AMENDED ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE & RELATED DATES. 2-Day Bench Trial is set for 9/11/2023 before Judge Robert S. Lasnik. Pretrial Order due by 8/23/2023, Trial briefs/trial exhibits to be submitted by 9/6/2023. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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8 BRANDON LEE STANLEY,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. C15-256RSL
AMENDED ORDER SETTING
TRIAL DATE & RELATED DATES

v.

11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Defendants.

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13 TRIAL DATE

September 11, 2023

14 Agreed pretrial order due

August 23, 2023

15 Pretrial conference to be scheduled by the Court
16 Trial briefs and trial exhibits due
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Length of Trial: 2 days

September 6, 2023
Non Jury

These dates are set at the direction of the Court after consulting with counsel. All other
dates are specified in the Local Civil Rules. If any of the dates identified in this Order or the
Local Civil Rules fall on a weekend or federal holiday, the act or event shall be performed on the
next business day. These are firm dates that can be changed only by order of the Court, not by
agreement of counsel or the parties. The Court will alter these dates only upon good cause
shown; failure to complete discovery within the time allowed is not recognized as good cause.

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If the trial date assigned to this matter creates an irreconcilable conflict, counsel must

2 notify Teri Roberts, the judicial assistant, at 206-370-8810 within 10 days of the date of this
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4 waiver. Counsel must be prepared to begin trial on the date scheduled, but it should be
5 understood that the trial may have to await the completion of other cases.
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The settlement conference conducted between the close of discovery and the filing of

7 dispositive motions requires a face-to-face meeting or a telephone conference between persons
8 with authority to settle the case. The settlement conference does not have to involve a third9 party neutral.
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ALTERATIONS TO ELECTRONIC FILING PROCEDURES AND LOCAL RULES
Information and procedures for electronic filing can be found on the Western District of

12 Washington’s website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov. Pro se litigants may file either
13 electronically or in paper form. The following alterations to the Electronic Filing Procedures
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– Alteration to LCR 10(e)(9) - Effective July 1, 2014, the Western District of Washington

16 will no longer accept courtesy copies in 3-ring binders. All courtesy copies must be 3-hole
17 punched, tabbed, and bound by rubber bands or clips. If any courtesy copies are delivered to the
18 intake desk or chambers in 3-ring binders, the binders will be returned immediately. This policy
19 does NOT apply to the submission of trial exhibits.
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– Alteration to Section III, Paragraph M of the Electronic Filing Procedures - Unless the

21 proposed order is stipulated, agreed, or otherwise uncontested, the parties need not e-mail a copy
22 of the order to the judge’s e-mail address.
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– Pursuant to LCR 10(e)(10), all references in the parties’ filings to exhibits should be as

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1 numbers, etc.). All exhibits must be marked to designate testimony or evidence referred to in the
2 parties’ filings. Filings that do not comply with LCR 10(e) may be rejected and/or returned to
3 the filing party, particularly if a party submits lengthy deposition testimony without highlighting
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– Alteration to LCR 7(d)(4) - Any motion in limine must be filed by the date set forth

6 above and noted on the motion calendar no earlier than the second Friday thereafter. Any
7 response is due on or before the Wednesday before the noting date. Parties may file and serve
8 reply memoranda, not to exceed nine pages in length, on or before the noting date.
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PRIVACY POLICY
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2, parties must redact the

11 following information from documents and exhibits before they are filed with the court:
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* Dates of Birth - redact to the year of birth

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* Names of Minor Children - redact to the initials

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* Social Security Numbers and Taxpayer Identification Numbers - redact in their entirety

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* Financial Accounting Information - redact to the last four digits

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* Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers - redact in their entirety

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All documents filed in the above-captioned matter must comply with Federal Rule of

18 Civil Procedure 5.2 and LCR 5.2.
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COOPERATION

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As required by LCR 37(a), all discovery matters are to be resolved by agreement if

21 possible. Counsel are further directed to cooperate in preparing the final pretrial order in the
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TRIAL EXHIBITS
The original and one copy of the trial exhibits are to be delivered to chambers five days

3 before the trial date. Each exhibit shall be clearly marked. Exhibit tags are available in the
4 Clerk’s Office. The Court hereby alters the LCR 16.1 procedure for numbering exhibits:
5 plaintiff’s exhibits shall be numbered consecutively beginning with 1; defendant’s exhibits shall
6 be numbered consecutively beginning with 500. Duplicate documents shall not be listed twice:
7 once a party has identified an exhibit in the pretrial order, any party may use it. Each set of
8 exhibits shall be submitted in a three-ring binder with appropriately numbered tabs.
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SETTLEMENT
Should this case settle, counsel shall notify the Deputy Clerk, Victoria Ericksen at 206-

11 370-8517, as soon as possible. Pursuant to LCR 11(b), an attorney who fails to give the Deputy
12 Clerk prompt notice of settlement may be subject to such discipline as the Court deems
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DATED this 27th day of February, 2023.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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