Medicraft et al v. State of Washington et al

Filing 494

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER. Plaintiffs' Pretrial Statement due by 1/21/2025, Defendants' Pretrial Statement due by 1/31/2025, LCR 16(k) attorney conference held no later than 2/11/2025, Joint Pretrial Order due by 2/21/2025, Trial briefs to be submitted by 3/10/2025, Pretrial conferences set for 2/24/2025 (tentative), 3/3/2025, 3/10/2025, 3/17/2025 (tentative). Signed by District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson. (SB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JAMES MEDICRAFT, et al.,
v.

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PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

STATE OF WASHINGTON,

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Plaintiff(s),

CASE NO. C21-1263-KKE

Defendant(s).
The parties have jointly proposed pretrial scheduling deadlines (Dkt. No. 491) and the
Court discussed the parties’ proposal at a scheduling conference on January 7, 2025. Dkt. No.
493. As explained at the hearing, the Court ORDERS that this case now conform to the following
pretrial schedule:
EVENT

DEADLINE

Plaintiffs’ proposed LCR 16(h) pretrial January 21, 2025
statement due to Defendants, including: list
of all witnesses who Plaintiffs may call at trial;
a list of all exhibits that Plaintiffs may offer,
with copies of exhibits provided; proposed jury
instructions and verdict form; proposed
deposition designations; proposed voir dire
questions.
Defendants’ proposed LCR 16(i) pretrial January 31, 2025
statement due to Plaintiffs, including: list of
all witnesses who Defendants may call at trial;
list of all exhibits Defendants may offer at trial
(except those already included on Plaintiffs’
list), with copies of exhibits provided;
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proposed jury instructions and verdict form;
proposed deposition designations and counterdesignations, and objections to Plaintiffs’
designations; proposed voir dire questions.
LCR 16(k) attorney conference
February 11, 2025
Joint pretrial order filed with Court, February 21, 2025
including exhibit lists with completed
authentication, admissibility, and objections
fields; deposition designations and counterdesignations and objections; proposed jury
instructions and jury verdict form(s); and
proposed voir dire questions.
Parties exchange motions in limine
March 3, 2025
Parties meet and confer regarding motions March 6, 2025
in limine
Parties file joint motions in limine brief with March 7, 2025
Court
Parties file trial briefs with Court
March 10, 2025
Pretrial conferences

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February 24, 2025; 1:30–3:30 p.m. (tentative)
March 3, 2025; 1:30–3:30 p.m.
March 10, 2025; 1:30–3:30 p.m.
March 17, 2025 (tentative 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.)

In accordance with the parties’ joint status report (Dkt. No. 491 at 3), the parties must file
a certificate with the Court showing that the party has complied with the deadlines in this order,
for those events that do not correspond to a filing on the docket. A party will be deemed to have
complied with this order if they have sent the required submissions to opposing counsel by email
on or before the calendar date on which they are due.
Dated this 7th day of January, 2025.

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Kymberly K. Evanson
United States District Judge

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