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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARYLON BOYD, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-04-5459 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO CHANGE TRIAL TIME

LIMITS

Before the Court is defendants’ Administrative Motion to Change Trial Time Limits

Previously Set by Court, filed July 24, 2007. No opposition has been filed. See Civ. L.R. 7-

11(b) (providing response to motion for administrative relief shall be filed no later than third

day after such motion is filed). Accordingly, the Court deems the matter submitted and

rules as follows. See Civ. L.R. 7-11(c) (providing motion may be deemed submitted without

hearing on day after opposition due). 

Each party previously was given 50 hours within which to try the case, said hours to

include opening statement, direct examination and cross-examination, but not closing

argument. By the instant motion defendants seek a total of 80 hours per side, “based on a

conservative estimate,” (see Mot. at 12), of 93.25 hours, said 93.25 hours comprising 2

hours for opening statement and 91.25 hours for examination of witnesses.

Having read and considered the motion, the Court finds defendants have

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The Court makes no determination with respect to the time defendants have allotted

for opening statement.

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Defendants are not required by this order to allocate the 55 hours in any particular

manner, however. They may use those hours as they deem appropriate.

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overestimated their need for direct and cross-examination by at least 42%.1 A reduction by

that percentage results in a balance of 53 hours (91.25 hours x .58 = 52.925 hours) for

examination of witnesses. Those hours coupled with the 2 hours defendants allocated to

opening statement results in a total of 55 hours.2

Accordingly, defendants’ motion is hereby GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as

follows:

1. The motion is GRANTED to the extent each side may have an additional 5 hours

in which to try the case.

2. In all other respects, the motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2007 ____________________________

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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