HYPERPHRASE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. GOOGLE INC.

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AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER - Motions in Limine due by 2/20/2009, Response to Motions due by 2/27/2009. Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/5/2009 at 4:00 PM. Final Pretrial Submissions due 2/26/2009. Jury Selection and Trial set for 3/16/2009 at 9:00 AM. Activity by 1/15/2009. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L Crocker on 3/21/2008. (arw)

HYPERPHRASE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC v. GOOGLE INC.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

HYPERPHRASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and HYPERPHRASE, INC. Plaintiffs, v. 06-cv-199-jcs GOOGLE INC. Defendant. A ME N D E D SCHEDULING ORDER

On March 20, 2008, this court held a telephonic status conference. Both sides were represented by counsel. In consultation with the parties, I struck all dates on the current schedule and replaced them. The parties will advise the court not later than March 28, 2008 whether they will consent to the jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Crocker to handle dispositive motions and preside over the jury trial. If so, the court will re-calendar the trial date in consultation with the parties. The response to the pending motion for summary judgment must be filed and served by April 11, 2008, with any reply filed and served by April 21, 2008. Discovery shall end August 1, 2008. Motions in limine and any Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures must be filed and served not later than February 20, 2009. Objections and responses must be filed not later than February 27, 2009.

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Final pre-trial conference shall be March 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in person in courtroom 250. Jury selection and trial shall begin March 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Entered this 21st day of March, 2008.

BY THE COURT: /s/ STEPHEN L. CROCKER Magistrate Judge

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INDEX to PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE PACKET IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB

Mandatory Electronic Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1

Order in Non-Jury Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 30

Order Regarding Timely Presentation of Witnesses and Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34

Procedures Governing Final Pretrial Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10

Settlement Before Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Standard Jury Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14

Standard Voir Dire Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12

Summary Judgment Memorandum to Pro Se Litigants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3

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Summary Judgment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

Summary Judgment Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

Trial Exhibit Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Witness Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23

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M A N D A T O R Y ELECTRONIC FILING OF ALL COURT DOCUMENTS

Electronic Case Filing is the standard way of doing business with the District Court in the W estern District of Wisconsin. Effective January 22, 2008, electronic filing is mandatory in all civil and criminal case pending the newly filed.

Inform ation on electronic filing and the court's administrative procedures are available on our w ebsite: www.wiwd.uscourts.gov under CM/ECF News. Resources include Administrative P ro ced ures, Frequently Asked Questions, User Manual, and contact information.

Each lawyer must complete and sign a Lawyer Registration Form, which can be accessed at h ttp ://atto rn eyreg.w i w d .u sco urts.go v The registration form requires the Filing User's name, address, telephone number, and Internet e-mail address. Upon completion of the electronic registration form, the lawyer prints a copy, signs the form and mails it to the clerk's office. T he clerk's office will retain this signed registration on file. To ensure that the clerk's office has correctly entered a registering lawyer's e-mail address in the System, the clerk's office will send the lawyer an e-mail message which will include a login and password.

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Page 5 H EL PFU L TIPS FOR FILING A SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE BARBARA B. CRABB

Please read the attached directions carefully ­ doing so will save your time and the court's.

R EM E M BER :

1 . All facts necessary to sustain a party's position on a motion for summary judgment m u st be explicitly proposed as findings of fact. This includes facts establishing jurisdiction. (T h in k of your proposed findings of fact as telling a story to someone who knows nothing of the controversy.)

2. The court will not search the record for factual evidence. Even if there is evidence in the record to support your position on summary judgment, if you do not propose a finding of fact with the proper citation, the court will not consider that evidence when deciding the m o ti o n .

3. A fact properly proposed by one side will be accepted by the court as undisputed u n le s s the other side properly responds to the proposed fact and establishes that it is in dispute.

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4. Your brief is the place to make your legal argument, not to restate the facts. When yo u finish it, check it over with a fine tooth comb to be sure you haven't relied upon or assum ed any facts in making your legal argument that you failed to include in the separate do cum ent setting out your proposed findings of fact.

5 . A chart listing the documents to be filed by the deadlines set by the court for briefing motions for summary judgment or cross-motions for summary judgment is printed on the last page of the procedures.

Revised March 2006

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M E M O R AN D U M TO PRO SE LITIGANTS R EG AR D IN G SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB

T h is court expects all litigants, including persons representing themselves, to follow this court's Procedures to be Followed on Motions for Summary Judgment. If a party does n o t follow the procedures, there will be no second chance to do so. Therefore, PAY

AT T EN T IO N to the following list of mistakes pro se plaintiffs tend to make when they op po se a defendant's motion for summary judgment: · Pro blem : c o r r e c t ly . The plaintiff does not answer the defendant's proposed facts

Solution: To answer correctly, a plaintiff must file a document titled "R esponse to Defendant's Proposed Findings of Fact." In this document, the p lain tiff must answer each numbered fact that the defendant proposes, using separate paragraphs that have the same numbers as defendant's paragraphs. S ee Procedure II.D. If plaintiff does not object to a fact that the defendant pro po ses, he should answer, "No dispute." · P ro b lem : The plaintiff submits his own set of proposed facts without an sw ering the defendant's facts. Solution: Procedure II.B. allows a plaintiff to file his own set of proposed facts in response to a defendant's motion ONLY if he thinks he needs additional facts to prove his claim. · Problem : The plaintiff does not tell the court and the defendant where there is evidence in the record to support his version of a fact. Solution: Plaintiff must pay attention to Procedure II.D.2., which tells him h ow to dispute a fact proposed by the defendant. Also, he should pay attention to Procedure I.B.2., which explains how a new proposed fact should be written.

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Page 8 · P ro blem : The plaintiff supports a fact with an exhibit that the court cannot accept as evidence because it is not authenticated. Solution: Procedure I.C. explains what may be submitted as evidence. A copy of a document will not be accepted as evidence unless it is authenticated. That m eans that the plaintiff or someone else who has personal knowledge what the docum ent is must declare under penalty of perjury in a separate affidavit that the document is a true and correct copy of what it appears to be. For example, if plaintiff wants to support a proposed fact with evidence that he received a conduct report, he must submit a copy of the conduct report, together with an affidavit in which he declares under penalty of perjury that the copy is a true an d unaltered copy of the conduct report he received on such and such a date.

NOTE WELL: If a party fails to respond to a fact proposed by the opposing party, the cou rt will accept the opposing party's proposed fact as undisputed. If a party's response to an y proposed fact does not comply with the court's procedures or cites evidence that is not adm issible, the court will take the opposing party's factual statement as true and undisputed. Y ou 'll find additional tips for making sure that your submissions comply with the court's pro cedures on page 7 of this packet.
R e v is e d M a r c h 2006

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Page 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT A. C on tents: 1. A motion, together with such materials permitted by Rule 56(e) as the moving p arty may wish to serve and file; and In a separate document, a statement of proposed findings of fact or a stip ulatio n of fact between or among the parties to the action, or both; and E vid en tiary materials (see I.C.); and A supporting brief.

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R ules Regarding Proposed Findings of Fact: 1. Each fact must be proposed in a separate, numbered paragraph, limited as n early as possible to a single factual proposition. Each factual proposition must be followed by a reference to evidence supp ortin g the proposed fact. For example, "1. Plaintiff Smith bought six Holstein calves on July 11, 2006. Harold Smith Affidavit, Jan. 6, 2007, p.1, ¶ 3." 3. The statement of proposed findings of fact shall include ALL factual pro po sition s the moving party considers necessary for judgment in the party's favor. For example, the proposed findings shall include factual statements relating to jurisdiction, the identity of the parties, the dispute, and the context of the dispute. T he court will not consider facts contained only in a brief.

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Page 10 C. Eviden ce 1. A s noted in I.B. above, each proposed finding must be supported by admissible evidence. The court will not search the record for evidence. To support a pro po sed fact, you may use: a. D e po sitio n s. Give the name of the witness, the date of the deposition, and page of the transcript of cited deposition testimony; A n sw e rs to Interrogatories. State the number of the interrogatory and the party answering it; A dm issio n s made pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 36. (state the number of the requested admission and the identity of the parties to whom it was d irected ); or O ther Admissions. The identity of the document, the number of the page, and paragraph of the document in which that admission is made. Affidavits. The page and paragraph number, the name of the affiant, and the date of the affidavit. (Affidavits must be made by persons who have first hand knowledge and must show that the person making the affidavit is in a position to testify about those facts.) D ocum entary evidence that is shown to be true and correct, either by an affidavit or by stipulation of the parties. (State exhibit number, page an d paragraph.)

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II. RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT A. Contents: 1. 2. 3. B. A response to the moving party's proposed finding of fact; and A brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment; and Evidentiary materials (See I.C.)

In addition to responding to the moving party's proposed facts, a responding party may propose its own findings of fact following the procedure in section I.B. and C. above. 1. A responding party should file additional proposed findings of fact if it needs them to defeat the motion for summary judgment.

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The purpose of additional proposed findings of fact is to SUPPLEMENT the moving party's proposed findings of fact, not to dispute any facts proposed by the moving party. They do not take the place of responses. Even if the responding party files additional proposed findings of fact, it MUST file a separate response to the moving party's proposed findings of fact.

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Unless the responding party puts into dispute a fact proposed by the moving party, the court will conclude that the fact is undisputed. Rules Regarding Responses to the Moving Party's Proposed Factual Statements: 1. Answer each numbered fact proposed by the moving party in separate paragraphs, using the same number. If you dispute a proposed fact, state your version of the fact and refer to evidence that supports that version. For example,

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Moving party proposes as a fact: "1. Plaintiff Smith purchased six Holstein calves from Dell's Dairy Farm on July 11, 2006. Harold Smith Affidavit, Jan. 6, 2007, p.1, ¶ 3." Responding party responds: "1. Dispute. The purchase Smith made from Dell's Dairy Farm on July 11, 2006 was for one Black Angus bull John Dell Affidavit, Feb. 1, 2007, Exh. A." 3. The court prefers but does not require that the responding party repeat verbatim the moving party's proposed fact and then respond to it. Using this format for the example above would lead to this response by the responding party: "1. Plaintiff Smith purchased six Holstein calves from Dell's Dairy Farm on July 11, 2006. Harold Smith Affidavit, Jan. 6, 2007, p.1, ¶ 3. "Dispute. The purchase Smith made from Dell's Dairy Farm on July 11, 2006 was for one Black Angus bull." John Dell Affidavit, Feb. 1, 2007, Exh. A." 4. When a responding party disputes a proposed finding of fact, the response must be limited to those facts necessary to raise a dispute. The court will disregard any new facts that are not directly responsive to the proposed fact. If a responding party believes that more facts are necessary to tell its story, it should include them in its own proposed facts, as discussed in II.B.

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Page 12 E. Evidence 1. Each fact proposed in disputing a moving party's proposed factual statement and all additional facts proposed by the responding party must be supported by admissible evidence. The court will not search the record for evidence. To support a proposed fact, you may use evidence as described in Procedure I.C.1. a. through f. The court will not consider any factual propositions made in response to the moving party's proposed facts that are not supported properly and sufficiently by admissible evidence.

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III. REPLY BY MOVING PARTY A. Contents: 1. An answer to each numbered factual statement made by the responding party in response to the moving party's proposed findings of fact, together with references to evidentiary materials; and An answer to each additional numbered factual statement proposed by the responding party under Procedure II.B., if any, together with references to evidentiary materials; and A reply brief; and Evidentiary materials (see I.C.)

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3. 4. B.

If the responding party has filed additional proposed findings of fact, the moving party should file its response to those proposed facts at the same time as its reply, following the procedure in section II. When the moving party answers the responding party's responses to the moving party's original proposed findings of fact, and answers the responding party's additional proposed findings of fact, the court prefers but does not require that the moving party repeat verbatim the entire sequence associated with each proposed finding of fact so that reply is a self-contained history of all proposed facts, responses and replies by all parties. IV. SUR-REPLY BY RESPONDING PARTY

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A responding party shall not file a sur-reply without first obtaining permission from the court. The court only permits sur-replies in rare, unusual situations.

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M O T I O N FOR SUM M A R Y JUD G M E N T D e a d lin e 1 ( A l l deadlines appear in the P r e l im i n a r y Pretrial Conference O r d e r Sent to the Parties Earlier) m o v i n g party's motion m o v i n g party's brief m o v i n g party's proposed findings of fa c t n o n - m o v i n g party's response brief n o n - m o v i n g party's response to m o v i n g party's proposed findings of fa c t n o n - m o v i n g party's additional p r o p o s e d findings of fact m o v i n g party's reply brief m o v i n g party's reply to non-moving p a r t y ' s response to moving party's p r o p o s e d findings of fact moving party's response to non-moving p a r t y 's additional proposed findings of f a c t , if any. D e a d lin e 2 D e a d lin e 3

C R O S S M O T I O N S FOR SUM M A R Y JUD G M E N T D e a d lin e 1 ( A l l deadlines appear in the P r e l im i n a r y Pretrial Conference O r d e r Sent to the Parties Earlier) d e fe n d a n t 's motion d e fe n d a n t 's brief d e fe n d a n t 's proposed findings of fa c t p l a i n t if f 's motion p l a i n t if f 's brief p l a i n t i f f 's proposed findings of fact d e fe n d a n t 's response brief d e f e n d a n t ' s response to plaintiff's p r o p o s e d findings of fact p l a i n t if f 's reply brief p l a i n t i f f 's reply to defendant's response t o plaintiff's proposed findings of fact p l a i n t if f 's response brief p l a i n t i f f ' s response to defendant's p r o p o s e d findings of fact d e fe n d a n t 's reply brief d e f e n d a n t 's reply to plaintiff's response t o defendant's proposed findings of fact D e a d lin e 2 D e a d lin e 3

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PROCEDURES GOVERNING FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB
1 The preliminary pretrial conference order tells the parties what documents must be submitted fo r the final pretrial conference and what the deadlines are for submitting them. 2. The court's standard voir dire questions and standard jury instructions are attached to this order an d will be asked in every case. The parties should not duplicate the standard questions or instructions. 3. A party must submit to the court an electronic copy of any proposed additional voir dire questions, proposed form of special verdict and proposed jury instructions in full electronic text (that is, not just by citation) by e-mailing them to chambers in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word format to [e-mail]. The subject line of the e-mail sent to chambers must include the case number and the phrase Final Pretrial Submissions. 4. Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted in the following form: A. Pattern instructions are to be requested by reference to the source (e.g., court's standard instruction or Devitt & Blackmar, § 18.01); and Special instructions or pattern instructions, whether modified or not, must be presented double-spaced with one instruction per page, and each instruction shall show the identity of the submitting party, the number of the proposed instruction, and the citation of the pattern instruction, decision, statute, regulation or other authority supporting the proposition stated, with any additions underscored and any deletions set forth in parentheses. The e-mail version of a party's proposed instructions must follow this format.

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5. The court retains the discretion to refuse to entertain voir dire questions, special verdict forms, or jury instructions not submitted in accordance with this order or the preliminary pretrial conference order unless the subject of the request is one arising during trial that could not reasonably have been anticipated prior to trial. 6. Each party shall be represented at the final pretrial conference by the lawyer who will actually try the case unless the party is proceeding pro se, in which case the pro se party must appear. A party represented by counsel shall also be present in person unless A. B. Counsel has been delegated the full authority to settle the case; or Attendance in person is impossible and arrangements are made for communication by telephone during the entire duration of the conference for the purpose of acting upon settlement proposals.

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PR O C ED U R E S FOR TRIAL EXHIBITS IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB B efo re trial, the parties are to label all exhibits that may be offered at trial. Before the start of trial, the parties are to provide the deputy clerk with a list of all exhibits. Exhibits for use at trial are not subject to the electronic filing procedures, but are to be filed conventionally. Counsel are to retain the original exhib its following trial. 1. Each party is to label all exhibits. 2. If more than one defendant will be offering exhibits, that defendant should add an initial id entifyin g the particular defendant to the label. 3 . Each party is to submit a list of their exhibits. The party should state to whom the exhibits belong, the number of each exhibit and a brief description. 4. Each party is to provide the court with the original exhibit list and a copy of each exhibit that m ay be offered for the judge's use. 5. As a general rule, the plaintiff should use exhibit numbers 1-500 and the defendant should use exhibit numbers 501 and up. 6. Each party is to maintain custody of his or her own exhibits throughout the trial. 7. At the end of trial, each party is to retain all exhibits that become a part of the record. It is each p arty's responsibility to maintain his or her exhibits and to make arrangements with the clerk's office for in clu sio n of the exhibits in the appeal record, if there is an appeal. 8. Each party should be aware that once reference is made to an exhibit at trial, the exhibit becomes part of the record, even though the exhibit might not be formally offered or might not be received. Any questions concerning these instructions may be directed to the clerk's office at [phone]. E n tered this 19th day of May, 2006. B Y THE COURT: B AR B AR A B. CRABB D istrict Judge

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Page 16 COURT'S STANDARD VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB 1. Statem ent of the case. defendan t(s)' defenses.) (A very brief, concise description of the plaintiff(s)' claims and the

H as any one of you ever heard of this case before today? How? When? When you heard about it, did you form any opinion concerning the case? Do you believe that yo ur ability to serve impartially as a juror in this case has been affected by what you have heard about it? 2. T h e trial of this case will begin _____________ and will last _______________ days. Is there any one of you who would be unable to serve as a juror during this time? Ask counsel to stand and tell the jury where they practice and with whom. Ask panel whether an yon e knows counsel or their associates or partners. A sk counsel to introduce the parties. Ask panel whether anyone knows any of the parties. (If any p arty is a corporation, have counsel identify the nature of the corporation's business, its major subsidiaries, or its parent corporation, and where it conducts business. Ask whether anyone on the pan el is stockholder of corporation or has had business dealings with it.) Q uestion to each prospective juror. Please stand up and tell us about yourself. N am e, age, and city or town of residence. M arital status and number of children, if any. C urren t occupation (former if retired). Current (or former) occupation of your spouse or domestic partner. An y military service, including branch, rank and approximate date of discharge. H ow far you went in school and major areas of study, if any. M em berships in any groups or organizations. H ob bies and leisure-time activities. Favo rite types of reading material. Favo rite types of television shows. 6. Q uestion to panel regarding prior experience with court proceedings:

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Page 17 a. b. c. d. H ave any of you ever been a party to a lawsuit? Describe circumstances. H ave any of you ever been a witness in a lawsuit? H ow many of you have served previously on a jury? O f those of you who have sat on a jury, were you ever the foreperson on a jury? Describe you r experience. D o any of you know any of the other persons on the jury panel?

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Q uestion to panel in personal injury cases: In this case the plaintiff is alleging that he suffered injuries [describe in summary fashion, for exam ple, he was burned, or he suffered a broken leg and ankle] in an [automobile, horseback riding, indu strial, farm, etc.] accident. a. H as any one of you ever suffered similar injuries? Describe. Do you have any residual effects of your injury? D o you have close friends or relatives who have suffered similar injuries? W ere you ever in an accident involving [an automobile, farm machinery, industrial machine, e t c .) ? D o you have any close friends or relatives who have been in an accident of this kind?

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Q uestio n to panel. A t the end of the case I will give you instructions that will govern your deliberatio ns. You are required to follow those instructions, even if you do not agree with them. Is there any one of you who would be unable or unwilling to follow the instructions? Q uestion to panel. Do any of you have opinions, whether positive or negative, about people who go to court to obtain relief for wrongs they believe they have suffered? Q u estio n to panel. Do you know of any reason whatsoever why you could not sit as a trial juror w ith absolute impartiality to all the parties in this case?

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S T A N D A R D JURY INSTRUCTIONS ­ CIVIL*

*T hese instructions are used in cases before the Honorable Barbara B. Crabb, District Judge

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Page 19 I. INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION M em bers of the jury, we are about to begin the trial of the case. Before it begins, I will give you some instructions to help you understand how the trial will proceed, how you should evaluate th e evidence, and how you should conduct yourselves during the trial. T he party who begins the lawsuit is called the plaintiff. In this action, the plaintiff is _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _. The parties against whom the suit is brought are called the defendants. In this action, the defendants are _____________________________________. [D escribe claims and basic legal elements of claims and defenses] The case will proceed as follows: First, plaintiff's counsel will make an opening statement outlining plaintiff's case. Immediately after plaintiff's statement, defendants' counsel will also make an opening statement outlining d efen dan ts' case. What is said in opening statements is not evidence; it is simply a guide to help you un derstand what each party expects the evidence to show. Second, after the opening statements, the plaintiff will introduce evidence in support of his claim . At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, the defendants may introduce evidence. The defendan ts are not required to introduce any evidence or to call any witnesses. If the defendants intro duce evidence, the plaintiff may then introduce rebuttal evidence. Third, after the evidence is presented, the parties will make closing arguments explaining what they believe the evidence has shown and what inferences you should draw from the evidence. What is said in closing argument is not evidence. The plaintiff has the right to give the first closing argum ent and to make a short rebuttal argument after the defendants' closing argument. Fo urth, I will instruct you on the law that you are to apply in reaching your verdict. Fifth, you will retire to the jury room and begin your deliberations. Y ou will hear the term "burden of proof" used during this trial. In simple terms, the phrase "burden of proof" means that the party who makes a claim has the obligation of proving that claim. At the end of the trial, I will instruct you on the proper burden of proof to be applied in this case. T he trial day will run from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. You will have at least an hour for lunch an d two additional short breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. D urin g recesses you should keep in mind the following instructions: First, do not discuss the case either among yourselves or with anyone else during the course of the trial. The parties to this lawsuit have a right to expect from you that you will keep an open m ind throughout the trial. You should not reach a conclusion until you have heard all of the evidence and you have heard the lawyers' closing arguments and my instructions to you on the law, and have retired to deliberate with the other members of the jury. S econ d, do not permit any third person to discuss the case in your presence. If anyone tries to talk to you despite your telling him not to, report that fact to the court as soon as you are able. D o not discuss the event with your fellow jurors or discuss with them any other fact that you believe you should bring to the attention of the court. T hird, although it is a normal human tendency to converse with people with whom one is throw n in contact, please do not talk to any of the parties or their attorneys or witnesses. By this I m ean not only do not talk about the case, but do not talk at all, even to pass the time of day. In no

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Page 20 o th er way can all parties be assured of the absolute impartiality they are entitled to expect from you are jurors. F ou rth , do not read about the case in the newspapers, or listen to radio or television bro adca sts about the trial. If a newspaper headline catches your eye, do not examine the article further. Media accounts may be inaccurate and may contain matters that are not proper for your con sideration. You must base your verdict solely on the evidence produced in court. F ifth , no matter how interested you may become in the facts of the case, you must not do any indep enden t research, investigation or experimentation. Do not look up materials on the internet o r in other sources. [do not visit the site of the incident] [or perform any kind of experiment.] Again, you must base your verdict solely on the evidence produced in court. Credibility of Witnesses In deciding the facts, you may have to decide which testimony to believe and which testimony n o t to believe. You may believe everything a witness says, part of it, or none of it. In considering the testimony of any witness, you may take into account many factors, including the witness's o p po rtu nity and ability to see or hear or know the things the witness testified about; the quality of the witness's memory; the witness's appearance and manner while testifying; the witness's interest in the outcome of the case; any bias or prejudice the witness may have; other evidence that may have co ntradicted the witness's testimony; and the reasonableness of the witness' testimony in light of all the evidence. The weight of the evidence does not necessarily depend upon the number of witnesses w ho testify. D e p o s it io n s D urin g the course of a trial the lawyers will often refer to and read from depositions. D e po sitio n s are transcripts of testimony taken while the parties are preparing for trial. Deposition testim ony is given under oath just like testimony on the trial. You should give it the same con sideration you would give it had the witnesses testified here in court. Objections D urin g the trial, you will hear the lawyers make objections to certain questions or to certain answ ers of the witnesses. When they do so, it is because they believe the question or answer is legally im p ro p er and they want me to rule on it. Do not try to guess why the objection is being made or w hat the answer would have been if the witness had been allowed to answer it. If I tell you not to consider a particular statement that has already been made, put that statem ent out of your mind and remember that you may not refer to it during your deliberations. Q u e st io n s D uring the trial, I may sometimes ask a witness questions. Please do not assume that I have an y opinion about the subject matter of my questions. If you wish to ask a question about something you do not understand, write it down on a separate slip of paper. If, when the lawyers have finished all of their questioning of the witness, the

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Page 21 q uestio n is still unanswered to your satisfaction, raise your hand, and I will take the written question from you, show it to counsel, and decide whether it is a question that can be asked. If it cannot, I w ill tell you that. I will try to remember to ask about questions after each witness has testified. Notetaking T h e clerk will give each of you a notepad and pencil for taking notes. This does not mean you have to take notes; take them only if you want to and if you think they will help you to recall the evid en ce during your deliberations. Do not let notetaking interfere with your important duties of listenin g carefully to all of the evidence and of evaluating the credibility of the witnesses. Keep in m ind that just because you have written something down it does not mean that the written note is m o re accurate than another juror's mental recollection of the same thing. No one of you is the "secretary" for the jury, charged with the responsibility of recording evidence. Each of you is respo nsible for recalling the testimony and other evidence. Although you can see that the trial is being reported, you should not expect to be able to use trial transcripts in your deliberations. You will have to rely on your own memories. Evidence Evidence at a trial includes the sworn testimony of the witnesses, exhibits admitted into the record, facts judicially noticed, and facts stipulated by counsel. You may consider only evidence that is admitted into the record. In deciding the facts of this case, you are not to consider the following as evidence: statements an d arguments of the lawyers, questions and objections of the lawyers, testimony that I instruct you to disregard, and anything you may see or hear when the court is not in session even if what you see or hear is done or said by one of the parties or by one of the witnesses. Evidence may be either direct or circumstantial. Direct evidence is direct proof of a fact, such as testimony by a witness about what the witness said or heard or did. Circumstantial evidence is proof of one or more facts from which you could find another fact. You should consider both kinds o f evidence. The law makes no distinction between the weight to be given to either direct or circum stantial evidence. You are to decide how much weight to give any evidence. Contradictory or Impeaching Evidence A witness may be discredited by contradictory evidence or by evidence that at some other time the witness has said or done something, or has failed to say or do something, that is inconsistent with the witness's present testimony. I f you believe any witness has been discredited, it is up to you to decide how much of the testim on y of that witness you believe. If a witness is shown to have given false testimony knowingly, that is, voluntarily and intentionally, about any important matter, you have a right to distrust the witness's testimony about o ther matters. You may reject all the testimony of that witness or you may choose to believe some or all of it. T he general rule is that if you find that a witness said something before the trial that is different from what the witness said at trial you are to consider the earlier statements only as an aid

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Page 22 in evaluating the truthfulness of the witness's testimony at trial. You cannot consider as evidence in th is trial what was said earlier before the trial began. T here is an exception to this general rule for witnesses who are the actual parties in the case. If you find that any of the parties made statements before the trial began that are different from the statem en ts they made at trial, you may consider as evidence in the case whichever statement you find m ore believable. D raw in g of Inferences Y ou are to consider only the evidence in the case. But in your consideration of the evidence, you are not limited solely to what you see and hear as the witnesses testify. You are permitted to draw , from facts you find have been proved, such reasonable conclusions as seem justified in the light of your own experience and common sense. E x p e rt s A person's training and experience may make him or her a true expert in a technical field. The law allows that person to state an opinion here about matters in that particular field. It is up to you to decide whether you believe the expert's testimony and choose to rely upon it. Part of that decision w ill depend on your judgment about whether the expert's background of training and experience is su fficien t for him or her to give the expert opinion that you heard, and whether the expert's opinions are based on sound reasons, judgment, and information. D urin g the trial, an expert witness may be asked a question based on assumptions that certain facts are true and then asked for his or her opinion based upon that assumption. Such an opinion is of use to you only if the opinion is based on assumed facts that are proven later. If you find that the assumptions stated in the question have not been proven, then you should not give any weight to the answer the expert gave to the question.

II. POST-TRIAL INSTRUCTIONS I n tro d u c t io n Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: N ow that you have heard the evidence and the arguments, I will give you the instructions that w ill govern your deliberations in the jury room. It is my job to decide what rules of law apply to the case and to explain those rules to you. It is your job to follow the rules, even if you disagree with th em or don't understand the reasons for them. You must follow all of the rules; you may not follow som e and ignore others. The decision you reach in the jury room must be unanimous. In other words, you must all agree on the answer to each question. Y ou r deliberations will be secret. You will never have to explain your verdict to anyone. I f you have formed any idea that I have an opinion about how the case should be decided, disregard that idea. It is your job, not mine, to decide the facts of this case. T he case will be submitted to you in the form of a special verdict consisting of____ questions. In answering the questions, you should consider only the evidence that has been received at this trial.

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Page 23 D o not concern yourselves with whether your answers will be favorable to one side or another, or w ith what the final result of this lawsuit may be. N o te that certain questions in the verdict are to be answered only if you answer a preceding question in a certain manner. Read the introductory portion of each question very carefully before you undertake to answer it. Do not answer questions needlessly. B u rd e n of Proof W hen a party has the burden to prove any matter by a preponderance of the evidence, it m eans that you must be persuaded by the testimony and exhibits that the matter sought to be proved is more probably true than not true. You should base your decision on all of the evidence, regardless of which party presented it. M id d le Burden of Proof In answering question , you are instructed that the burden is on the plaintiff to convince you to a reasonable certainty by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing that the answer shou ld be "yes." A n sw ers Not Based on Guesswork If, after you have discussed the testimony and all other evidence that bears upon a particular question, you find that the evidence is so uncertain or inadequate that you have to guess what the answ er should be, then the party having the burden of proof as to that question has not met the required burden of proof. Your answers are not to be based on guesswork or speculation. They are to be based upon credible evidence from which you can find the existence of the facts that the party m u st prove in order to satisfy the burden of proof on the question under consideration. S election of Presiding Juror; Communication with the Judge; Verdict W hen you go to the jury room to begin considering the evidence in this case you should first select one of the members of the jury to act as your presiding juror. This person will help to guide you r discussions in the jury room. You are free to deliberate in any way you decide or select whomever you like as a presiding juro r. However, I am going to provide some general suggestions on the process to help you get started. When thinking about who should be presiding juror, you may want to consider the role that th e presiding juror usually plays. He or she serves as the chairperson during the deliberations and h as the responsibility of insuring that all jurors who desire to speak have a chance to do so before any vo te. The presiding juror should guide the discussion and encourage all jurors to participate. Once you are in the jury room, if you need to communicate with me, the presiding juror will send a written message to me. However, don't tell me how you stand as to your verdict. As I have mentioned before, the decision you reach must be unanimous; you must all agree. W hen you have reached a decision, the presiding juror will sign the verdict form, put a date on it, and all of you will return with the verdict into the court.

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S u ggestio ns for Conducting Deliberations: In order to help you determine the facts, you may want to consider discussing one claim at a time, and use my instructions to the jury as a guide to determine whether there is sufficient evid en ce to prove all the necessary legal elements for each claim or defense. I also suggest that any public votes on a verdict be delayed until everyone can have a chance to say what they think without w orr ying what others on the panel might think of their opinion. I also suggest that you assign separate tasks, such as note taking, time keeping and recording votes to more than one person to help b reak up the workload during your deliberations. I encourage you at all times to keep an open mind if you ever disagree or come to conclusions that are different from those of your fellow jurors. Listening carefully and thinking about the other juror's point of view may help you understand that juro r's position better or give you a better way to explain why you think your position is correct.

III. DAMAGES G eneral O n the damages question, the party asking for damages has the burden of convincing you, by th e preponderance of the evidence, both that he or she has been injured or damaged and the amount of the damages. T he party seeking damages need not produce evidence that is as exact as the evidence needed to support findings on other questions in the verdict. Determining damages involves the consideration of many different factors that cannot be measured precisely. In determining the d am ages you must base your answer on evidence that reasonably supports your determination of d a m ages under all of the circumstances of the case. You should award as damages the amount of m on ey that you find fairly and reasonably compensates the named party for his or her injuries. D o not measure damages by what the lawyers ask for in their arguments. Their opinions as to what damages should be awarded should not influence you unless their opinions are supported by th e evidence. It is your job to determine the amount of the damages sustained from the evidence you have seen and heard. Examine that evidence carefully and impartially. Do not add to the damage aw a rd or subtract anything from it because of sympathy to one side or because of hostility to one side. Do not make any deductions because of a doubt in your minds about the liability of any of the parties. Incom e Taxes Y ou must not add to any award of damages any money to compensate the plaintiff for state o r federal income taxes. Damages received as an award for personal injuries are exempt from income taxes. On the other hand, you must not subtract any money from your award of damages just because the plaintiff is not required to pay income taxes. P ain and Suffering In determining how much money will fairly and reasonably compensate plaintiff for past pain an d suffering [disability] [disfigurement] [mental anguish] [loss of capacity for enjoyment of life],

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Page 25 you should consider any pain and suffering, mental anguish and apprehension, sorrow and anxiety plaintiff has endured from the time of the incident up to the present time. There is no exact standard for deciding how much to award plaintiff for these damages. Your award should be fair and just in the light of the evidence. A g g ra va tio n of Pre-existing Injury or Condition The evidence shows that the plaintiff was previously injured when ______________________. If the injuries plaintiff received at _______________ aggravated any physical, mental or emotional co nditio n resulting from the earlier injury or injuries, you should award fair and reasonable com pensation for such aggravation. However, you should award compensation only if you find the aggravation of the existing condition was a natural result of the injuries received at ____ ____ ____ ____ __. Duty to Mitigate Damages A person who has been damaged may not recover for losses that he or she could have reduced b y reasonable efforts. "Reasonable efforts" do not include efforts that might cause serious harm or subject the person making the effort to an unreasonable risk, unreasonable inconvenience, un reason able expense, disorganization of his or her business or loss of honor and respect. If you find that a reasonable person would have taken steps to reduce the loss, and if you find that the plaintiff did not take such steps, then you should not include as damages any amount the plaintiff could have avoided. If you find that a reasonable person would not have taken steps to reduce the loss under all of the circumstances existing in the case, then you should not consider the plaintiff's failure to act when you determine damages. It is defendants' burden to satisfy you by the greater weight of the credible evidence that plaintiff should have taken steps to reduce the loss and failed to do so. Mortality Tables In answering the question of future damages as a result of plaintiff's injuries, you may take into consideration the fact that at this time_______ is ________ years of age. According to the m ortality tables, plaintiff has a life expectancy of ____ years. Although a mortality table giving the expectancy of life of a person of _________'s age, was received in evidence as an aid in determining such expectancy, it is not conclusive or binding upon you. Such tables are based upon averages, and there is no certainty that any person will live the average duration of life rather than a longer or shorter period. In order to determine the probable length of life of ____________, you should take into consideration all of the facts and circumstances established by the credible evidence bearing upon that subject. Future Earnings In determining the amount of damages for any loss of ________ that will be incurred in the future, it is your duty to determine the present worth of such future damages.

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Page 26 B y present worth, I am referring to the fact that a lump sum of money received today is worth m ore than the same sum paid in installments over a period of months or years. A sum received today can be invested and earn money at current interest rates. Your answer will reflect the present value in dollars of an award of future damages if you make a reduction for the earning power of money. Keep in mind that this instruction does not apply to the portion of future damages that represents future pain and suffering. In computing the amount of future damages, you may take into acco un t economic conditions, present and future, and the effects of inflation. The fact that I have instructed you on the proper measure of damages does not mean I have an y view about the verdict in this case. These instructions on damages are only for your guidance in the event that you should find in favor of plaintiff on the question of liability. Punitive Damages If you answered "yes" to Question No. ___, you may award punitive damages in addition to com pensatory damages. You are not required to make any award of punitive damages, but you may d o so if you think it is proper under the circumstances to make such an award as an example or pun ishm ent to deter the defendant and others from offending in a similar manner in the future. In deciding whether to make an award of punitive damages you may also consider the seriousness of the offense committed. Punitiv e damages may be awarded even if the violation of plaintiff's rights resulted in only nom inal compensatory damages. That is, even if the plaintiff can show no damages or other injury as a result of a defendant's actions, if the defendant acted with deliberate indifference to plaintiff's rights, punitive damages may be awarded. Punitiv e damages are never a matter of right. It is in the jury's discretion to award or withhold them . Punitive damages may not be awarded unless the defendant acted with deliberate indifference to the plaintiff's rights. Even if you find that the violations were reckless or deliberate, you may w ithhold or allow punitive damages as you see fit. If you find that a defendant's conduct was motivated by evil motive or intent, such as ill will or spite or grudge either toward the injured person individually or toward all persons such as plaintiff, then you may find that the defendant deliberately violated the plaintiff's rights. Acts are reckless when they represent a gross departure from ordinary care in a situation where a high degree of danger is apparent. If the defendant was in a position in which he certainly should have known that his conduct would violate the plaintiff's rights, and proceeded to act in disregard of that knowledge and of the harm or the risk of harm that would result to the plaintiff, then he acted w ith reckless disregard for the plaintiff's rights. In answering this question, you are instructed that the burden is on the plaintiff to convince you to a reasonable certainty by evidence that is clear, satisfactory, and convincing that the answer shou ld be "yes."

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PROCEDURES FOR CALLING WITNESSES TO TRIAL IN CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB
At trial, plaintiff will have to be ready to prove facts supporting his claims against the defendan ts. One way to offer proof is through the testimony of witnesses who have personal kn ow ledge about the matter being tried. If a party wants witnesses to be present and available to testify on the day of trial, the party must follow the procedures explained below. ("Party" means either a plaintiff or a defendant.) These procedures must be followed whether the witness is: 1 ) A defendant to be called to testify by a plaintiff; or 2 ) A plaintiff to be called to testify by a defendant; or 3) A person not a party to the lawsuit to be called to testify by either a plaintiff or a defendan t.

I. PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ATTENDANCE OF INCARCERATED WITNESSES WHO AGREE TO TESTIFY VOLUNTARILY
A n incarcerated witness who tells a party that he is willing to attend trial to give testimony cannot come to court unless the court orders his custodian to let him come. The Court must issue a n order known as a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum. This court will not issue such a writ unless the party can establish to the court's satisfaction that 1 ) The witness has agreed to attend voluntarily; and 2) The witness has actual knowledge of facts directly related to the issue to be tried.

A witness's willingness to come to court as a witness can be shown in one of two ways. a. The party can serve and file an affidavit declaring under penalty of perjury that the w i t n e s s told the party that he or she is willing to testify voluntarily, that is, without being subpoenaed. The party must say in the affidavit when and where the witness informed the party of this willingness; OR

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Page 28 b. The party can serve and file an affidavit in which the witness declares under penalty of perjury that he or she is willing to testify without being subpoenaed.

T he witness's actual knowledge of relevant facts may be shown in one of two ways. a. The party can declare under penalty of perjury that the witness has relevant

info rm ation about the party's claim. However, this can be done only if the party knows first-hand that the witness saw or heard something that will help him prove his case. Fo r example, if the trial is about an incident that happened in or around a plaintiff's cell and, at the time, the plaintiff saw that a cellmate was present and witnessed the in cid en t, the plaintiff may tell the court in an affidavit what happened, when and w h ere the incident occurred, who was present, and how the witness was in a position to see or hear what occurred; OR b. The party can serve and file an affidavit in which the witness tells the court what happen ed , when and where the incident occurred, who was present, and how the w itness was in a position to see or hear what occurred.

N ot later than four weeks before trial, a party planning to use the testimony of an incarcerated w itness who has agreed to come to trial must serve and file a written motion for a court order requ iring the witness to be brought to court at the time of trial. The motion must 1 ) State the name and address of the witness; and 2 ) Come with an affidavit described above to show that the witness is willing to testify and that the witness has first-hand knowledge of facts directly related to the issue to be tried.

W hen the court rules on the motion, it will say who must be brought to court and will direct the clerk of court to prepare the necessary writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum.

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II. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING THE ATTENDANCE OF INCARCERATED WITNESSES WHO REFUSE TO TESTIFY VOLUNTARILY
If an incarcerated witness refuses to attend trial, TWO separate procedures are required. The court will have to issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum telling the warden to bring the w itness to trial and the party must serve the witness with a subpoena. Not later than four weeks before trial, the party seeking the testimony of an incarcerated w itness who refuses to testify voluntarily must file a motion asking the court to issue a writ of habeas co rpus ad testificandum and asking the court to provide the party with a subpoena form. (All requests from subpoenas from pro se litigants will be sent to the judge for review before the clerk will issue them.) The motion for a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will not be granted unless the party subm its an affidavit 1 ) Giving the name and address of the witness; and 2) Declaring under penalty of perjury that the witness has relevant information about the party's claim. As noted above, this can be done only if the party knows first-hand that the witness saw or heard something that will help him prove his case. In the affidavit, the party must tell the cou rt what happened, when and where the incident occurred, who was present, and how the witness w as in a position to see or to hear what occurred. T he request for a subpoena form will not be granted unless the party satisfies the court in his affidavit that 1) The witness refuses to testify voluntarily; 2) The party has made arrangements for a person at least 18 years of age who is not a party to the action to serve the subpoena on the witness; or 3) The party is proceeding in forma pauperis, has been unable to arrange for service of the subp oen a by a person at least 18 years of age who is not a party to the action and needs assistance from the United States Marshal or a person appointed by the court.

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Page 30 If the court grants the party's request for a subpoena for an incarcerated witness, it will be the party's responsibility to complete the subpoena form and send it to the person at least 18 years of age who w ill be serving the subpoena or to the United States Marshal, if the court has ordered that the subp oen a be served by the Marshal. The address of the United States Marshal is 120 N. Henry St., S uite 440, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703. If the subpoena is not received by the marshal at least two w eeks in advance of trial, the marshal may not have enough time to serve the subpoena on the party's w itness.

III. UNINCARCERATED WITNESSES WHO AGREE TO TESTIFY VOLUNTARILY
It is the responsibility of the party who has asked an unincarcerated witness to come to court to tell the witness of the time and date of trial. No action need be sought or obtained from the court.

IV. UNINCARCERATED WITNESSES WHO REFUSE TO TESTIFY VOLUNTARILY
If a prospective witness is not incarcerated, and he or she refuses to testify voluntarily, no later than four weeks before trial, the party must serve and file a request for a subpoena form. All parties w ho want to subpoena an unincarcerated witness, even parties proceeding in forma pauperis, must be prepared to tender an appropriate sum of money to the witness at the time the subpoena is served. T he appropriate sum of money is a daily witness fee and the witness's mileage costs. In addition, if th e witness's attendance is required for more than one trial day, an allowance for a room and meals m ust be paid. The current rates for daily witness fees, mileage costs and room and meals may be o btain ed either by writing the clerk of court at P.O. Box 432, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703, or calling the office of the clerk at [phone]. Before the court will grant a request for a subpoena form for an unincarcerated witness, the party must satisfy the court by affidavit declared to be true under penalty of perjury that

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Page 31 1) The witness refuses to testify voluntarily; 2) The party has made arrangements for a person at least 18 years of age who is not a party to the action to serve the subpoena on the witness; or 3) The party is proceeding in forma pauperis, has been unable to arrange for service of the subp oen a by a person at least 18 years of age who is not a party to the action and needs assistance fro m the United States Marshal or a person appointed by the court; and 4) The party is prepared to tender to the marshal or other individual serving the subpoena a check or money order made payable to the witness in an amount necessary to cover the daily witness fee and the witness's mileage, as well as costs for room and meals if the witness's appearance at trial w ill require an overnight stay. If the court grants the party's request for a subpoena for an unincarcerated witness, it will be the party's responsibility to complete the subpoena form and send it to the person at least 18 years of age who will be serving the subpoena or to the United States Marshal, if the court has ordered that the subpoena be served by the marshal, together with the necessary check or money order. The ad dress of the United States Marshal is 120 N. Henry St., Suite 440, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703. If the subpoena is not received by the marshal at least two weeks in advance of trial, the marshal may no t have enough time to serve the subpoena on the party's witness.

V. SUMMARY
The chart below may assist in referring you to the section of this paper which sets forth the app rop riate procedure for securing the testimony of witnesses in your case.

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W ITNESSES

INCARCERATED

UNINCARCERATED

VOLUNTARY A court order that the witness be brought to court is required. Papers are due 4 weeks before trial.

INVOLUNTARY A court order that the witness be brought to court and a subpoena are required. A motion must be served & filed 4 weeks before trial. Subpoena forms must be completed 2 weeks before trial.

VOLUNTARY Nothing need be sought or obtained from the court.

INVOLUNTARY Pro se parties must obtain an order granting issuance of a subpoena. Papers are due 4 weeks before trial. Completed forms and fees are due 2 weeks before trial.

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Page 33 O ffice of the Clerk U N IT ED STATES DISTRICT COURT FO R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN ___________________________________________________________________________________
1 2 0 North Henry Street, Room 320 · P.O. Box 432 · Madison, WI 53701-0432 · 608-264-5156

O c to ber 27, 2006 M E M O TO COUNSEL

If a case is settled on the weekend before trial, the court should be notified im m ediately by calling Clerk of Court Theresa M. Owens at [phone]. This no tification will enable the Clerk to call off unneeded jurors and to advise the trial judge to discon tinue working on the case. The same procedure should be followed to report lastm in ute emergencies which might affect the start of the trial.

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ORDER IN NON-JURY CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE CRABB

C o u nsel are hereby directed to observe the following requirements in preparing for the trial to the court in this case: 1. No later than TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE TRIAL counsel are to confer for the following purposes: A. To enter into comprehensive written stipulations of all uncontested facts in such form that they can be offered at trial as the first evidence presented by the party desiring to offer them . If there is a challenge to the admissibility of some uncontested facts that one party wishes in clu ded , the party objecting and the grounds for objection must be stated. B. To make any deletions from their previouslyexchan ged lists of potential trial witnesses. C . To enter into written stipulations setting forth the qualifications of expert witnesses. D . To examine, mark, and list all exhibits that an y party intends to offer at trial. (A copy of this co urt's procedures for marking exhibits is con tained in this packet.) E. To agree as to the authenticity and adm issibility of such exhibits so far as possible an d note the grounds for objection to any not agreed upon. F. To agree so far as possible on the contested issues of law. G. To examine and prepare a list of all depositions and portions of depositions to be read

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Page 35 into evidence and agree as to those portions to be read . If any party objects to the admissibility of an y portion, the name of the party objecting and the grounds shall be set forth. H . To explore the prospects of settlement. It shall be the responsibility of plaintiff's counsel to convene the conference between counsel an d, following that conference, to prepare the Pretrial Statement described in the next p a r ag ra p h . 2 . No later than ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE TRIAL, plaintiff's counsel shall subm it a Pretrial Statement containing the following: A. The parties' comprehensive stipulations of all uncontested facts. B . The probable length of trial. C . The names of all prospective witnesses. Only w itnesses so li