West Bend Mutual Insurance Company et al v. Komo Machine, Inc. et al

Filing 38

ORDER setting deadlines and guidelines on pretrial submissions. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 5/1/12. (krj)

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

WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
STEPHEN FUEHRINGER, and MELANI
FUEHRINGER,

Plaintiffs,

ORDER

v.

II-cv-204-wmc
KOMO MACHINE, INC, ABC INSURANCE
COMPANY, DEF DISTRIBUTOR, and GHI
RETAILER,
Defendants.
In anticipation of the upcoming trial, the court sets forth the following deadlines
and guidelines on pre-trial submissions. Counsel should take note of the bolded additions
to the obligations set forth in the preliminary pretrial order.
1) On or before Friday, May 11,2012 the parties shall provide opposing counsel
and the court:
a) Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures.
b) Motions in limine.
2) On or before Friday, May 18, 2012, the parties shall provide opposing counsel
and the court:
a) A short, written narrative statement of each expert's background
and experience. These statements will be read to the jury and no
proof will be received on the matters covered unless an objection
to the narrative statement is filed.

b) Exhibit lists. Any exhibits not listed shall be excluded from admission
into evidence except upon good cause shown.
c) A list of portions of depositions, to be offered into evidence at
trial, by page and line references for witnesses unavailable at trial.

Extensive reading from depositions is strongly discouraged.
Toward that end, the proponent of a deposition may·· though is
not required to -- prepare a written narrative summary of some or
all deposition transcripts the party intends to offer into evidence,
with annotated page and line references in parenthesis after each
sentence, in lieu of part or all of the narrative of questions and
answers.
d) Additional voir dire questions.
e) Proposed verdict forms.
f) Proposed jury instructions, including the brief ordered above.
g) In addition to electronically filing voir dire questions, verdict forms and
jury instructions, please submit to the court an electronic copy of each
in Microsoft Word format to wiwd [e-mail].
3) On or before Friday, May 25,2012, the parties shall provide opposing counsel
and the court:
a) Responses to motions in limine.
b) Objections to exhibits.
c) Responses to opposing parties' voir dire questions, verdict forms, and
jury instructions.
d) Objections and counter designations to proffered deposition
designations.
4) Counsel are directed to consult in good faith and reach resolution on the

admissibility of exhibits to the extent possible. Each party shall file
copies of any contested exhibits they intend to offer with the court by
12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31,2012.
5) The final pre-trial conference shall be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 4:00
p.m.
6) The trial shall commence Monday, June 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. The parties
shall meet with the court at 8:30 a.m. that morning for any matters that need
to be brought to the court's attention. The court notes that this trial may start
later in the week, as other trials are also scheduled to commence on Monday.
The timing of this trial will be determined at the final pre-trial conference.

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Entered this/St' day of May, 2012.

LLIAM M.

trkt Judge

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