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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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United States District Court 1 of 7 San Francisco Division 

Northern District of California AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER Case No. C06-05345 MEJ 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ORNAN NWANSI, an individual 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN 

ASSOCIATION, INC.; H.I.S. LOANS AND 

REAL ESTATE, INC., d.b.a. H.I.S. LOANS 

AND REAL ESTATE COMPANY; DOES 1 

through 100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: C-06-5345 MEJ 

AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT 

ORDER 

Judge: Hon. Maria-Elena James 

Complaint filed: August 30, 2006 

The parties, by and through their counsel of record, have stipulated to amend the Case 

Management Order for certain pertinent cut-off and trial dates. PURSUANT TO 

STIPULATION, the following is so ordered: 

Sections A through H shall remain unchanged from the Court’s January 17, 2007 Case 

Management Order unless otherwise previously amended by the Court’ April 2, 2007 Order 

or May 4, 2007 Order. 

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I. Dispositive Motions: 

1. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2, all dispositive motions shall be filed, served and noticed by 

November 8, 2007. The parties shall file a joint statement of undisputed facts 

pursuant to Civil L.R. 56-2(b) when filing a motion for summary judgment or 

summary adjudication. 

2. The Court shall hear dispositive motions on December 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom B, 15th Floor of the Federal Building, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 

San Francisco, California. 

J. Exchange and filing of Trial Papers: 

1. By February 8, 2008, lead counsel who will try the case shall meet and confer with 

respect to the preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement and 

shall exchange (but not file or lodge) the papers described in paragraph 2 below. 

2. By February 11, 2008, counsel shall file the papers described in Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(a)(3) and a joint pretrial conference statement including the following: 

(A) Substance of the Action: A brief description of the substance of claims and 

defenses which remain to be decided. 

(B) Relief Prayed: A detailed statement of all the relief claimed, particularly itemizing 

all elements of damages claimed as well as witnesses, documents or other evidentiary 

material to be presented concerning the amount of damages. 

(C) Undisputed Facts: A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts not 

reasonably disputable, as well as which facts parties will stipulate for incorporation 

into the trial record without the necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits. 

(D) Disputed Factual Issues: A plain and concise statement of all disputed factual 

issues which remain to be decided. 

(E) Agreed Statement: A statement assessing whether all or part of the action may be 

presented upon an agreed statement of facts. 

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(F) Stipulations: A statement of stipulations requested or proposed for pretrial or trial 

purposes. 

(G) Witness list: A list of all witnesses to be called for trial. The parties shall submit a 

page-length detailed summary of the substance of the proposed testimony of each 

witness, which shall also specify to which disputed fact the testimony relates and an 

estimate of the time required for direct and cross examination of each prospective 

witness. 

(H) Exhibit list: A list of all exhibits to be offered at trial. The exhibit list shall list 

each proposed exhibit by its number or alphabetical letter, description and sponsoring 

witness. All documents shall be authenticated prior to trial. 

 (I) Estimated Time of Trial: An estimate of the number of hours needed for the 

presentation of each party's case. 

(J) Settlement: A statement summarizing the status of the parties' settlement 

negotiations. 

No party shall be permitted to offer any witness or exhibit in its case in chief that 

is not disclosed in its witness or exhibit list without leave of the Court for good 

cause shown.

3. Motions in limine: Counsel are directed to meet and confer to resolve any evidentiary

disputes prior to filing motions in limine. Any motions in limine shall be filed 

February 11, 2008. Any Opposition to motions in limine shall be filed February 18, 

2008. These matters will be deemed submitted on the papers without oral argument, 

unless the Court orders otherwise. 

4. Trial Briefs: Counsel shall file trial briefs setting forth the applicable legal standard, 

pursuant to Ninth Circuit authority, regarding all significant disputed issues of law, 

including foreseeable procedural and evidentiary issues by March 6, 2008. 

5. Joint Proposed Voir Dire (Jury Trial Only): Counsel should submit a joint set of 

requested voir dire questions to be posed by the Court by March 6, 2008. Any voir 

dire questions on which counsel cannot agree shall be submitted separately by March 

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6, 2008. Counsel will be allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the Court's 

questioning. 

6. Joint Proposed Jury Instructions (Jury Trial Only): Jury instructions § 1.01 through § 

2.02 and § 3.01 through § 3.15 from the Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions for 

the Ninth Circuit (1998 Edition) will be given absent objection. Counsel shall submit 

a joint set of additional proposed jury instructions by March 6, 2008. The instructions 

shall be ordered in a logical sequence, together with a table of contents. Any 

instruction on which counsel cannot agree shall be marked as "disputed," and shall be 

included within the jointly submitted instructions and accompanying table of contents, 

in the place where the party proposing the instruction believes it should be given. 

Argument and authority for and against each disputed instruction shall be included as 

part of the joint submission, on separate sheets directly following the disputed 

instruction. The Court prefers that all jury instructions conform to the Manual of 

Model Civil Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit. If possible, counsel shall deliver 

to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of their joint proposed jury instructions on a computer 

disk in WordPerfect format. The disk label shall include the name of the parties, the 

case number and be entitled "Proposed Jury Instructions." 

At the close of Defendant' s case in chief, the Court shall hear oral argument on the 

disputed jury instructions and will then render its rulings. 

7. Proposed Verdict Forms, Joint or Separate (Jury Trial Only): Counsel shall submit any 

joint proposed verdict forms and shall submit their separate verdict forms by March 6, 

2008 (30 days prior to trial). 

Whenever possible, counsel shall deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of their joint 

proposed verdict forms on a computer disk in WordPerfect. The disk label shall 

include the name of the parties, the case number and be entitled "Proposed Verdict 

Forms." 

8. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Court Trial Only): Counsel shall 

submit joint proposed findings of facts by March 6, 2008 (30 days prior to trial). 

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Counsel shall submit separately a copy of their disputed findings of fact and 

conclusions of law by March 6, 2008 (30 days prior to trial). 

Whenever possible, counsel shall deliver to the Courtroom Deputy a copy of their joint 

proposed findings of fact on a computer disk in WordPerfect. The disk label shall 

include the name of the parties, the case number and be entitled "Joint Proposed 

Findings of Facts." 

K. Pretrial Conference: 

1. On March 6, 2008 the Court shall hold a pretrial conference at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom B, 15th Floor of the Federal Building, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 

San Francisco, California. Lead counsel who will try the case must attend the pretrial 

conference. The purpose of the pretrial conference is for the Court to rule on any 

issues raised in the final pretrial conference statement, motions in limine, and to 

discuss the trial of the case. 

L. Final Pretrial Conference: 

1. On March 27, 2008 the Court shall hold a final pretrial conference to address any 

outstanding trial issues. 

M. Trial Date: 

1. The trial shall commence [with jury selection taking place] on March 31, 2008 (Trial 

schedule: Monday through Thursday at 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). The trial shall last 

five days. 

2. For any documents, including the deposition of a witness testifying at trial, which will 

be shown or presented to a witness but which will not be admitted into evidence, 

counsel shall bring the original plus three clean copies of the documents. The original 

document will be handed to the Court during testimony, and the clean copies of the 

document will be given to the witness during the examination and to opposing counsel. 

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3. Counsel shall maintain their own exhibits during trial. Exhibits are to be premarked 

with exhibit tags stapled to the upper lefthand corner. If a photo or chart is being used 

as an exhibit, the exhibit tag should be placed on the back side of the exhibit. The 

Court will only admit premarked exhibits which were listed on the earlier filed 

exhibit list. 

Plaintiff shall mark the exhibits numerically; Defendant shall mark the exhibits 

alphabetically. The exhibit markers shall each contain the name and number of the 

case, the number or alphabetical letter of the exhibit, and blank spaces to accommodate 

the date admitted and the Deputy Clerk's initials. 

Sections N through Q shall remain unchanged from the Court’s January 17, 2007 Case 

Management Order. 

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE to the entry of the [PROPOSED] AMENDED 

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER concurrently filed herewith. 

DATED: October 17, 2007 By: /s/ Peter W. Clerides 

 Peter W. Clerides 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, Ornan Nwansi 

DATED: October 17, 2007 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 

 

By: /s/ Christine M. Humphries 

 Christine M. Humphries 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. 

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DATED: October 17, 2007 NIELSEN, HALEY & ABBOT, LLP 

 

By: /s/ Stephen W. Cusick 

 Stephen W. Cusick 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

 H.I.S. Loans and Real Estate, Inc., d.b.a. 

 H.I.S. Loans and Real Estate Company 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _____________, 2007 

 Maria Elena James 

United States Magistrate Judge 

November 6,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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