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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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The caption has been modified according to the parties’ 1

request in their JSR “that the Pre-Trial Order of August 18, 2005, be

amended to reflect that Defendant, Officer Candace Silva, be dismissed

from the action and that Defendant, Officer Greg Evans, remains as a

Defendant and that the caption be corrected accordingly.” (JSR at 2-3.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODNEY WARD, )

) 2:04-cv-0305-GEB-DAD

Plaintiff, )

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v. ) AMENDED FINAL

) PRETRIAL ORDER

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CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, a ) 

Political Division of State of )

California; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE )

POLICE DEPARTMENT; POLICE OFFICER )

D. BAKER; POLICE OFFICER EVANS; )

and POLICE OFFICER RAMIREZ, )

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Defendants. )

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The status (pretrial scheduling) conference scheduled in

this case for August 28, 2006, is vacated since the joint status

report (“JSR”) submitted by the parties indicates that this Order

amending the Final Pretrial Order, which was filed August 18, 2005,

should issue.

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In light of the parties’ agreements regarding Defendants Evans 2

and Silva, a proposed amended verdict form is attached to this Order.

The amended verdict form reflects the assumption that Plaintiff’s claims

are against the City of South Lake Tahoe and that the South Lake Tahoe

Police Department is not exposed to separate liability. If

clarification of this matter is required, it should be provided as a

proposed change to the verdict form.

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In their JSR, the parties request that “[a]ll Court Orders

remain the same[,]” with the exception noted above regarding the

caption modification. (JSR at 2-3.) This request is granted except as

stated otherwise below. Defendants further “request that the Court

schedule another Pre-Trial Conference before the scheduled Trial

date.” (Id. at 3.) However, Defendants have not demonstrated the

need for another pre-trial conference where, as here, the parties have

already received proposed trial documents, which were sent to the

parties in a filing on November 1, 2005. The points of law to be 2

tried are set forth in the proposed jury instructions filed 

November 1, 2005. Any proposed changes to a trial document filed

November 1, 2005, shall be filed no later than November 30, 2006. The

parties shall confer and determine whether agreement can be reached on

any proposal before it is submitted. Any opposition to a proposed

change shall also be filed no later than November 30, 2006.

Trial is set for February 27, 2007, commencing at 9:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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