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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION

STARNET INTERNATIONAL AMC INC., dba 

ALL CHEER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

and KERRY INTERNATIONAL,

 Plaintiff,

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MOUSA KAFASH dba BAPAZ GARMENTS, 

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Case No.: 09-CV-04301-LHK

ORDER VACATING MOTION 

HEARING, CONTINUING PRETRIAL 

CONFERENCE, AND SETTING 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULE

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court today issued an order on Defendant Kafash's 

motion for summary judgment without hearing oral argument. See Dkt. No. 64. Therefore, the 

Court hereby VACATES the hearing on Kafash's summary judgment motion that was set for 

January 13, 2011.

The Court hereby CONTINUES the pretrial conference originally set for January 12, 2011 

to January 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM. In preparation for the pretrial conference and trial, the parties 

shall comply with the following:

A. Meeting and Disclosure Prior to Pretrial Conference: On or before January 7, 2011, 

lead counsel who will try the case shall meet and confer with respect to: 

1. Settlement of the Case; 

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2. Preparation of the Joint Pretrial Statement; 

3. Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3); and 

4. Clarifying and narrowing the contested issues for trial in order to achieve a just, 

speedy, and efficient determination of the case. 

B. Joint Pretrial Statement and Order: On or before January 14, 2011, the parties shall 

lodge and serve a Joint Pretrial Statement and Proposed Order containing the following 

information: 

1. Substance of the Action. A brief description of the parties, the substance of claims 

and defenses that remain to be decided, and the operative pleadings that raise the 

issues; 

2. Relief Sought. A detailed statement of all 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; 

3. Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all relevant facts to which the 

parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial record without the necessity of 

supporting testimony or exhibits;

4. Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise list of the issues of fact that are 

contested and remain to be litigated at trial; 

5. Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of the action may be 

presented upon an agreed statement of facts; 

6. Stipulations. A statement of proposed stipulations or agreements that will expedite 

the presentation of evidence;

7. Witnesses to be Called. A list of witnesses likely to be called at trial, other than 

solely for impeachment or rebuttal, together with a brief statement following each 

name describing the substance of the testimony to be given. No party shall be 

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permitted to call any witness in its case in chief who is not disclosed in its Joint 

Pretrial Statement without leave of the Court for good cause; 

8. Exhibits, Schedules, Summaries. A list of all documents and other items to be 

offered as exhibits at the trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, with a 

brief statement following each, describing its substance or purpose and the identity 

of the sponsoring witness; 

9. Disputed Legal Issues. Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of 

each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting statutes 

and decisions; 

10. Further Discovery or Motions. A statement of all remaining discovery, if any, or 

any motions or matters that must be resolved prior to trial, including motions in 

limine; 

11. Disputed Evidentiary Issues. A concise statement of each disputed evidentiary issue 

(even if a motion in limine will not be filed on that issue), citing supporting statutes 

and decisions or referring to the appropriate motion in limine;

12. Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues. A statement of whether bifurcation or a 

separate trial of specific issues is feasible and desired; 

13. Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the total number of hours or days needed for 

the trial; and 

14. Miscellaneous. Any other matters that will facilitate the just, speedy and efficient 

determination of the action.

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C. Binding Effect of the Joint Pretrial Statement and Order: The Joint Pretrial 

Statement and Order described above shall recite, directly above the signature lines of 

each party, the following: 

The foregoing admissions having been made by the parties, and the parties having 

specified the foregoing issues of fact and law remaining to be litigated, this order shall 

supplement the pleadings and govern the course of trial of this action, unless modified 

to prevent manifest injustice. 

D. Preparation for Trial

1. Exhibits: 

a) On or before January 14, 2011, the parties shall exchange copies of all exhibits, 

summaries, charts, and diagrams to be used at trial other than solely for 

impeachment or rebuttal. 

b) Each exhibit shall be pre-marked for identification. Counsel shall meet and 

confer and reach agreement upon a method for marking exhibits (for example, 

Plaintiff shall use numbers and Defendant shall use letters, or Plaintiff shall use 

numbers 100-199 and Defendant shall use numbers 200-299, etc.). 

c) On or before January 18, 2011, the parties shall deliver three sets of all premarked exhibits contained in three ring binders to Martha Parker Brown, 

Courtroom Deputy to Judge Koh. 

d) No party shall be permitted to offer any exhibit at trial that is not disclosed in its 

Joint Pretrial Statement without leave of the Court for good cause, unless it is 

offered solely for impeachment or rebuttal. 

2. Motions in Limine. On or before January 11, 2011, the parties shall file and serve

any motions in limine, and any opposition thereto on or before January 14, 2011. 

Ordinarily, these motions will be deemed submitted without oral argument. Each 

motion should be presented in a separate memo and numbered as, for example, 

“Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 1 to Exclude . . . .” Please limit motions in limine 

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to circumstances that actually require a ruling in advance of trial. Usually five or 

fewer motions per side are sufficient at the Pretrial Conference stage (without 

prejudice to raising matters as the trial progresses). Each motion should address a 

single topic, be separate, and contain no more than seven pages of briefing per side. 

3. Deposition and Discovery Designations: On or before January 11, 2011, the parties 

shall file and serve any excerpts of deposition testimony or other discovery to be 

offered at trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal. (A hard copy of the 

designated deposition testimony with page and line references, or the interrogatory 

response or admission shall be provided.) Any objections to the use of designated 

excerpts and any counter-designations of deposition testimony shall be filed and 

served on or before January 14, 2011. 

4. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. On or before January 14, 2011, 

each party shall file and serve proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. 

The findings of fact shall set forth in simple declarative sentences, separately 

numbered, all factual contentions relied upon by the party in support of its claims or 

defenses and shall be free of pejorative language and argument. Conclusions of law 

shall be supported by appropriate citation to legal authority. The proposed findings 

of fact and conclusions of law shall be submitted in hard copy as well as in word 

processing format via e-mail to LHKpo@cand.uscourts.gov. 

5. Trial Briefs: Trial briefs are optional, but any party wishing to file a trial brief must 

do so on or before January 14, 2011. 

6. Time Limits: Each side will have 2.5 hours for opening, closing, and all 

examinations (whether direct, cross, re-direct, or re-cross). Each side may allocate 

its 2.5 hours as it wishes.

E. Scheduling

The trial schedule will be 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. to 

1:30 p.m., on Monday, January 24, 2011. 

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F. Settlement and Continuances

Shortly before trial or a final Pretrial Conference, counsel occasionally wish to jointly 

advise the Court that a settlement has been reached and seek to take the matter off 

calendar based on a settlement “in principle” with disputes remaining. Cases, however, 

cannot be taken off calendar in this manner. Unless and until a stipulated dismissal is 

filed or placed on the record, all parties must be prepared to proceed as scheduled. Only 

an advance continuance expressly approved by the Court will release counsel and the 

parties from their obligation to proceed. If counsel expect that a settlement will be final 

by the time of Pretrial Conference or trial, they should notify the Court immediately in 

writing, or, if settlement occurs over the weekend, by voice mail to Martha Parker 

Brown, Courtroom Deputy to Judge Koh. The Court will attempt to confer with 

counsel promptly to determine whether a continuance is in order. Pending such a 

conference, however, counsel must prepare and make all filings and be prepared to 

proceed with the trial. 

G. Opportunities for Junior Lawyers

The Court strongly encourages parties to permit less experienced lawyers to examine 

witnesses at trial and to have an important role at trial. Counsel should be prepared to 

discuss such opportunities at the Pretrial Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2011 _________________________________

LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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