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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

ALYSSA MILLER, No. CV 08-5595 NJV 

Plaintiff,

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

v.

JUSTIN SHANE LADD, dba THE

ALIBI RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL

LOUNGE, and DOES ONE to FIFTY,

inclusive,

Defendant.

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties the September 21, 2010 trial date and

associated pretrial deadlines are hereby VACATED and reset as follows:

1. TRIAL DATE:

a. A jury trial will begin on January 25, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 205A,

2nd Floor, 514 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501 ("Eureka Federal Courthouse").

b. The length of the trial will be no more than four (4) days.

2. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A final pretrial conference shall be held at least thirty (30) days before the

date set for trial. The final pretrial conference shall be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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at 2:30 p.m. in the Eureka Federal Courthouse. Each party shall attend personally or by

counsel who will try the case.

b. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the final pretrial conference,

all counsel or parties shall meet and fulfill the requirements of L.R. 16-10(b).

3. PRETRIAL FILINGS

a. Not less than twenty (20) days prior to the final pretrial conference, counsel

or parties shall:

(i) Serve and file a joint final pretrial conference statement pursuant to

L.R. 16-10(b). The joint final pretrial conference statement shall include the disclosures

required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) as well as the following:

THE ACTION

Substance of the Action

Relief Prayed

FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE ACTION

Undisputed Facts

Disputed Factual Issues

Agreed Statement

Stipulations

DISPUTED LEGAL ISSUES

(List)

TRIAL PREPARATION

Witnesses to be Called

Exhibits, Schedules and Summaries

Trial

Estimate of Trial Time

Use of Discovery Responses at Trial

Further Discovery or Motions

TRIAL ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIONS

Settlement Discussions

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Amendments - Dismissals

Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues

MISCELLANEOUS

 Any other concerns of the parties

(ii) Serve and file trial briefs, which shall specify each cause of action

and defense remaining to be tried along with a statement of the applicable legal standard (no

opposition shall be filed). Two (2) courtesy copies of trial briefs shall be provided.

(iii) Serve and file motions in limine which shall be contained in one

document where possible. Two (2) courtesy copies of motions in limine shall be provided.

Motions in limine will be decided at the Pretrial Conference. 

(iv) Serve and file a list of discovery excerpts from depositions

(specifying the witness, page and line references), interrogatory answers, and requests for

admission that will be offered at trial, and whether the excerpt is to be offered in lieu of

testimony or for impeachment or rebuttal purposes;

(v) Serve and file a list of witnesses likely to be called at trial, in person

or by deposition, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, with a brief statement

describing the substance of the testimony to be given;

(vi) Serve and file a numerical list of exhibits (including demonstrative

exhibits that may be admitted into evidence but not those that are purely illustrative), with a

brief statement describing the substance and purpose of each exhibit and the name of the

sponsoring witness;

(vii) For cases to be tried by jury, serve and file proposed joint voir dire

questions and joint jury instructions (further instructions regarding jury instructions are

below).

(viii) For cases to be tried by the court, serve and file proposed findings

of fact and conclusions of law.

(ix) Serve and file a proposed verdict form which contains no reference

to the submitting party.

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b. No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case

in chief that is not disclosed in these pretrial filings without leave of court and for good cause.

c. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the final pretrial conference, counsel or

parties shall serve and file any opposition or objection to those items required by paragraph

7(a) of this order. Additionally, counsel or parties shall file any objections to the qualifications

of expert witnesses contained in the opposing party's witness list. Objections not filed as

required will be deemed waived. No replies shall be filed. All motions and objections shall be

heard at the pretrial conference unless otherwise ordered.

d. At least two (2) weeks before trial, the parties shall: 

(i) exchange exhibits which shall be premarked (see label below),

tabbed and in binders; and

(ii) deliver to chambers the original and two duplicate sets of all exhibits

premarked, tabbed and in binders. Exhibits are not to be filed.

For numbering exhibits, the plaintiff shall use numbers and the defendant shall use

letters. 

Exhibit Label:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. ________________

Exhibit No. ______________

Date entered: ____________

RICHARD W. WIEKING, Clerk

By: _____________________

Deputy Clerk

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4. JURY TRIAL

a. Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of additional voir dire questions

to be posed by the court. Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree may be

submitted separately. Counsel will be allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the court's

questioning.

b. Jury Instructions. The following jury instructions from the Manual of Model

Civil Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit (October 2009 Edition) will be given absent

objection: 1.1 - 1.14, 1.18, 1.19, and 3.1-3.5. The Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury

Instructions is available on the website for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

California at www.cand.uscourts.gov. Click on the 9th Circuit home page button on the lower

left side of the District Court's home page, and then choose the Manual from the list on the left

hand side of 9th Circuit home page (Jury Instructions - Civil). 

Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of case specific instructions, using the Ninth

Circuit Manual where appropriate. Do not submit duplicates of those listed above. Any

instructions on which counsel cannot agree may be submitted separately. Each requested

instruction shall be typed in full on a separate page with citations to the authority upon which

it is based and a reference to the party submitting it. Counsel shall submit a table of contents

with their jury instructions. A second blind copy of each instruction and verdict form shall also

be submitted omitting the citation to authority and the reference to the submitting party.

9. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed

by the initials "NJV." One copy shall be clearly marked chambers copy.

DATED: July 27, 2010

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NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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