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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY SIEBERT,

Plaintiff,

v.

GENE SECURITY NETWORK, INC,

Defendant.

Case No. 11-cv-01987-JST 

ORDER REGARDING TRIAL TIME 

LIMITS

Consistent with the trial time estimates provided by the parties, ECF No. 134 at p. 25, the 

Court now orders that each side will have twelve hours to present its case or defenses, excluding 

jury selection but including opening statement and closing argument. A party uses its time when it 

examines a witness, whether the examination is direct or cross-examination, regardless of how 

much time is taken by that party’s opponent with the same witness. 

For example, a party who gives an opening statement lasting 30 minutes, examines one of 

her own witnesses on direct examination for one hour, cross-examines two of her opponent’s 

witnesses for one hour each, and gives a 30 minute closing argument, consumes four hours of trial 

time. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2015

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

Case 3:11-cv-01987-JST Document 179 Filed 01/16/15 Page 1 of 1