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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHARLES BREWER, individually and on 

behalf of all other similarly situated current 

and former employees of Defendant,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 11-cv-3587 YGR 

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1 RE: INITIAL 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Having considered the filings to date and the arguments and other submissions at the 

Pretrial Conference, held on October 9, 2015, for good cause shown the Court enters the following 

orders: 

1. Trial Date and Schedule: The trial will proceed in Courtroom 1. Counsel shall 

arrive in court early enough to proceed promptly at 8:00 a.m. Trial schedule with 

the jury will be Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with two 

fifteen minute breaks. The trial of this matter is continued to February 1, 2016, 

beginning at 8:00 a.m. Trial time will be 25 hours per side including opening 

statements and closing arguments, but excluding time for jury selection. 

2. Additional Time To Resolve Issues Outside of Trial Day: Additional time may 

be scheduled for matters outside the presence of the jury as necessary and 

determined by the Court. Sidebars are not permitted. Counsel should be prepared 

to anticipate issues so that they may be addressed outside of normal trial hours. In 

this regard, Counsel should also be prepared to reconvene with the Court after the 

Court’s standing calendars which normally begin at 2:00 p.m. 

3. Standard Motions in Limine: The Court hereby orders that: (a) witnesses shall be 

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excluded until testimony is completed; (b) there shall be no reference to or 

evidence presented of settlement discussions, mediation, or insurance; and (c) there 

shall be no reference to or evidence presented of wealth or lack thereof of any party 

except in the punitive damage phase of a case, to the extent it exists. 

 The Court’s rulings on the parties’ motions in limine will issue by separate 

order. 

4. Admonishing Witnesses: Parties are ordered to admonish witnesses of the Court’s 

rulings. Failure to comply with a ruling by the Court may result in sanctions 

including, without limitation, the striking of the witness’s entire testimony. 

5. Procedural Stipulations: Attached hereto as Exhibit A is an outline of 

stipulations. To the extent agreed upon, the parties shall file said document by 

November 3, 2015. 

6. Witnesses: The parties are limited to calling the witnesses submitted on the list 

filed for the Pretrial Conference. Upon a showing of good cause, including for 

rebuttal or impeachment purposes, additional witnesses will only be allowed by 

Court order. 

7. Evidence in Digital Format: The court has available in each courthouse a 

computer specially configured to allow jurors to view evidence in digital formats. 

Please refer to http://cand.uscourts.gov/jurypc for further information and technical 

specifications. Parties shall meet and confer regarding the use of such tools for 

deliberations and its impact on the presentation of evidence. 

8. Other Orders:

a. GNC’s pending decertification and Daubert motions are SET for hearing on 

November 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.; 

b. in connection with their response to Defendant’s Motion in Limine (“MIL”) 

No. 4, Plaintiffs shall file a statement demonstrating how they previously disclosed 

a calculation of the damages on the individual off-the-clock claims to be tried no 

later than Friday, October 16, 2015; 

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c. in connection with Defendant’s MIL No. 7, GNC shall lodge with the Court 

copies of the exhibits at issue no later than Friday, October 16, 2015; 

d. in connection with Plaintiff’s MIL No. 4, GNC shall submit a supplemental 

response of no more than two pages addressing the hearsay issue by Friday, 

October 16, 2015, and Plaintiff shall file a reply of no more than two pages by 

Friday, October 23, 2015; 

e. in connection with Plaintiff’s MIL No. 8, the parties shall meet and confer 

and submit a joint statement or stipulation regarding their proposed resolution of 

the issue no later than Friday, October 23, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 14, 2015 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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