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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAURICE SCOTT, 

Plaintiff,

v.

KELLER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:07-CV-00184-KJD-PAL

ORDER

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Response to the Order to Show Cause and Request

for Trial Scheduling Order (#154). Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that the parties file a proposed

Joint Pre-Trial Order in the format attached to this order. The proposed Joint Pre-Trial Order shall

be filed no later than March 16, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this ______ day of February 2015.

_____________________________

Kent J. Dawson

United States District Judge

12th

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ATTACHMENT

FORM OF PROPOSED JOINT

PRE-TRIAL ORDER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT 

COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF 

CALIFORNIA

_________________________, ) 

Plaintiff , ) CASE NO. ______________________

) 

) 

vs. ) 

) 

_________________________, ) PRETRIAL ORDER

 Defendant. ) 

) 

________________________________ ) 

Following pretrial proceedings in this cause, 

IT IS ORDERED:

I.

This is an action for: (State nature of action, relief sought, identification and contentions of parties.)

II. 

Statement of jurisdiction: (State the facts and cite the statutes which give this Court jurisdiction of the 

Case.)

III. 

The following facts are admitted by the parties and require no proof:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

IV.

The following facts, though not admitted, will not be contested at trial by evidence to the contrary:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 

V.

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The following are the issues of fact to be tried and determined upon trial.1

The following are the issues of law to be to be tried and determined upon trial.

 (Each issue of fact must be 

stated separately and in specific terms.)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

VI.

2

1 Should counsel be unable to agree upon the statement of issues of fact, the joint pretrial order should include 

separate statements of issues of fact to be tried and determined upon trial. 2 Should counsel be unable to agree upon the statement of issues of law, the joint pretrial order should include 

separate statements of issues of law to be tried and determined upon trial.

(Each issue of law must 

be stated separately and in specific terms.)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

(a) The following exhibits are stipulated into evidence in this case and may be so marked by 

the Clerk:

(1) Plaintiff’s exhibits.

(2) Defendant’s exhibits.

(b) As to the following additional exhibits the parties have reached the stipulations stated:

(1) Set forth stipulations as to plaintiff’s exhibits.

(2) Set forth stipulations as to defendant’s exhibits.

(c) As to the following exhibits, the party against whom the same will be offered objects to 

their admission upon the grounds stated:

(1) Set forth objections to plaintiff’s exhibits.

(2) Set forth objections to defendant’s exhibits.

(d) Depositions:

(1) Plaintiff will offer the following depositions: (Indicate name of deponent and 

identify portions to be offered by pages and lines and the party or parties 

against whom offered.)

(2) Defendant will offer the following depositions: (Indicate name of deponent and 

identify portions to be offered by pages and lines and the party or parties 

against who offered.)

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(e) Objections to Depositions:

(1) Defendant objects to plaintiff’s deposition as follows: 

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

(2) Plaintiff objects to defendant’s depositions as follows:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 

VIII.

The following witnesses may be called by the parties upon trial:

(a) State names and addresses of plaintiff’s witnesses.

(b) State names and addresses of defendant’s witnesses.

IX.

Counsel have met and herewith submit a list of three (3) agreed-upon trial dates:

____________________ ____________________ __________________

It is expressly understood by the undersigned that the Court will set the trial of this matter on one (1) of 

the agreed-upon dates if possible; if not, the trial will be set at the convenience of the Court’s calendar.

X.

It is estimated that the trial herein will take a total of ______ days.

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:

________________________________

Attorney for Plaintiff

________________________________

Attorney for Defendant

XI.

ACTION BY THE COURT

(a) This case is set down for Court/jury trial on the fixed/stacked calendar on ___________. 

Calendar call shall be held on _______________________________________________. 

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(b) An original and two (2) copies of each trial brief shall be submitted to the Clerk on or 

before_________ ________________________________________________________. 

(c) Jury trials:

(1) An original and two (2) copies of all instructions requested by either party shall 

be submitted to the Clerk for filing on or before _________________________.

(2) An original and two (2) copies of all suggested questions of the parties to be 

asked of the jury panel by the Court on voir dire shall be submitted to the Clerk 

for filing on or before _______________________________________________. 

(d) Court trials:

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be filed on or before __________. 

The foregoing pretrial order has been approved by the parties to this action as evidenced by the 

signatures of their counsel hereon, and the order is hereby entered and will govern the trial of this case. 

This order shall not be amended except by order of the Court pursuant to agreement of the parties or to 

prevent manifest injustice.

DATED: _________.

____________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE or

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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