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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOANNE HUGHES-ROBINSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. CIV. S-04-0247 FCD KJM PS

vs.

TOM CAREY, et al., ORDER

Defendants.

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This matter came on for hearing for a final pretrial conference on 

December 9, 2005. Plaintiff, Joanne Hughes-Robinson and Luther Robinson appeared in

propria persona and Mr. Michael G. Lee appeared on behalf of all defendants. However, in light

of the plaintiff’s failure to participate in the Pretrial Conference Statement filed by the defendants

on December 2, 2005 and that there appears to be some issues which need to be resolved prior to

trial though a dispositive motion the court VACATES the final pretrial conference and jury trial

dates and shall modify the Scheduling Order to re-open the dispositive motion deadline as

follows: 

Dispositive motions, except motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or

other emergency applications, shall be heard no later than February 15, 2006 and shall be noticed

before Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. The parties may obtain available hearing dates by

calling Connie Farnsworth, Deputy Courtroom Clerk, (916) 930-4187.

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 The court urges any party that contemplates bringing a motion for summary judgment or 1

who must oppose a motion for summary judgment to review Local Rule 56-260.

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Local Rule 78-230 governs the calendaring and procedures of civil motions. Failure to

comply with Local Rule 78-230(c), as modified by this order, may be deemed consent to the

motion and the court may dispose of the motion summarily. Brydges v. Lewis, 18 F.3d 651,

652-53 (9th Cir. 1994). Further, failure to timely oppose a summary judgment motion may 1

result in the granting of that motion if the movant shifts the burden to the nonmovant to

demonstrate that a genuine issue of material fact remains for trial. Marshall v. Gates, 44 F.3d

722 (9th Cir. 1995).

The Final Pretrial Conference is RESET to May 12, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall

submit a Joint Pretrial Conference Statement on or before May 2, 2006. At least one of the

attorneys who will conduct the trial for each of the parties shall attend the Final Pretrial

Conference. If by reason of illness or other unavoidable circumstance a trial attorney is unable to

attend, the attorney who attends in place of the trial attorney shall have equal familiarity with the

case and equal authorization to make commitments on behalf of the client. 

All persons representing themselves or appearing in propria persona must attend the Final

Pretrial Conference.

Counsel for all parties, as well as persons appearing in propria persona, are to be fully

prepared for trial at the time of the Final Pretrial Conference, with no matters remaining to be

accomplished except production of witnesses for oral testimony. The provisions of Local rules

16-281 shall apply with respect to the matters to be included in the joint pretrial statement. In

addition to those subjects listed in Local Rule 16-281(b), the parties are to provide the court with

a plain, concise statement that identifies every non-discovery motion tendered to the court and its

resolution.

Failure to comply with Local Rule 16-281, as modified by this order, may be grounds for

sanctions.

Concurrently with the filing of the Final Pretrial Conference Statement, counsel

shall submit to chambers a word processing version of the statement, its entirety, (including

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the witness and exhibit lists) to: fcdorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

The parties should identify first the core undisputed facts relevant to all claims. The

parties should then, in a concise manner, identify those undisputed core facts that are relevant to

each claim. The disputed facts should be identified in the same manner. Where the parties are

unable to agree as to what disputed facts are properly before the court for trial, they should

nevertheless list all disputed facts asserted by each party. Each disputed fact or undisputed fact

should be separately numbered or lettered.

Each party shall identify and concisely list each disputed evidentiary issue which will be

the subject of a motion in limine.

Each party shall identify the points of law which concisely describe the legal issues of the

trial which will be discussed in the parties’ respective trial briefs. Points of law should reflect

issues derived from the core undisputed and disputed facts. Parties shall not include argument of

authorities with any point of law. 

The parties shall prepare a joint statement of the case in plain concise language which

will be read to the jury at the beginning of the trial. The purpose of the joint statement is to

inform the jury what the case is about.

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Local Rule 16-281 they are required to list in

the Final Pretrial Conference Statement all witnesses and exhibits they propose to offer at trial. 

After the name of each witness, each party shall provide a brief statement of the nature of the

testimony to be proffered. The parties may file a joint list or each party may file separate lists. 

These list(s) shall not be contained in the body of the Final Pretrial Conference Statement itself,

but shall be attached as separate documents to be used as addenda to the Final Pretrial Order.

Plaintiff’s exhibits shall be listed numerically. Defendant’s exhibits shall be listed

alphabetically. The parties shall use the standard exhibit stickers provided by the court: pink or

yellow for the plaintiff and blue for the defendant. In the event that the alphabet is exhausted, the

exhibits shall be marked “AA-ZZ” and “AAA-ZZZ” etc. All multi-page exhibits shall be listed

stapled or otherwise fastened together and each page within the exhibit shall be numbered. The

list of exhibits shall not include excerpts of depositions, which may be used to impeach

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If the pretrial conference discloses that no material facts 2

are in dispute and that the undisputed facts entitle one of the

parties to judgment as a matter of law,the court may summarily

dispose of the case or claims. Portsmouth Square v. Shareholders

Protective Comm., 770 F.2d 866, 868-69 (9 Cir. 1985). th

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witnesses. In the event that plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) offer the same exhibit during trial,

that exhibit shall be referred to by the designation the exhibit is first identified. The court

cautions the parties to pay attention to this detail so that all concerned, including the jury,

will not be confused by one exhibit being identified with both number and a letter.

The Final Pretrial Order will contain a stringent standard for the offering at trial of

witnesses and exhibits not listed in the Final Pretrial Order, and the parties are cautioned that the

standard will be strictly applied. On the other hand, the listing of exhibits or witnesses that a

party does not intend to offer will be viewed as an abuse of the court’s processes.

Counsel shall produce all trial exhibits to Maureen Price, the Courtroom Clerk, no later

than 3:00 p.m. on the Friday before the trial.

The parties also are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal rules of Civil

Procedure it will be their duty at the Final Pretrial Conference to aid the court in: (a) the

formulation and simplification of issues and the elimination of frivolous claims or defenses; (b)

the settling of facts that should properly be admitted; and (c) the avoidance of unnecessary proof 

and cumulative evidence. Counsel must cooperatively prepare the joint Final Pretrial Conference

Statement and participate in good faith at the Final Pretrial Conference with these aims in mind.2

A failure to do so may result in the imposition of sanctions which may include monetary

sanctions, orders precluding proof, elimination of claims or defenses, or such other sanctions as

the court deems appropriate. The trial is set for July 25, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Trial will be to a

jury.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 12, 2005

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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