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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANDI HAYDEN, , No. C 05-1785 NJV

Plaintiff, PRETRIAL ORDER

v.

REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT, dba COLLEGE OF THE 

REDWOODS, and DOES ONE TO

FIFTY, inclusive,

Defendant.

___________________________/

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and Civ. L.R. 16-10(b), the following pretrial order is

entered:

1. TRIAL DATE:

a. Jury trial will begin on October 16, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 205A, 2nd Floor,

514 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501.

b. The length of the trial will be no more than seven full court days.

2. DISCOVERY

a. Experts shall be disclosed by June 14, 2006.

b. All discovery from experts shall be completed by July 19,2006.

c. All non-expert discovery shall be completed by May 10, 2006.

d. In the event of a discovery dispute the parties shall use the following procedure:

Parties shall meet and confer in person, or, if counsel are located outside the Eureka

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area, by telephone, to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters,

telephone calls, or facsimile transmissions does not satisfy the requirement to meet and

confer.

If, after a good faith effort, the parties have not resolved their dispute, they shall prepare

a concise joint statement of less than three pages, without affidavits or exhibits, stating the

nature and status of their dispute. If a joint statement is not possible, each side may submit

a one-page individual statement. The court will advise the parties regarding the need, if any,

for formal briefing or a hearing.

3. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Motion for summary judgment shall be served and filed on or before July 7, 2006. Any

opposition shall be served and filed on or before July 24, 2006. Any reply to the opposition

shall be served and filed on or before July 31, 2006. Prior to a dispositive motion, the parties

shall meet and confer and, at the time the motion is filed, submit a joint statement of

undisputed facts.

4. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A final pretrial conference shall be held on August 15, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in

Courtroom 205A, 2nd Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by counsel who will try the

case.

b. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, all counsel

or parties shall meet and fulfill the requirements of Civil Local Rule 16-10(b).

c. Not less than twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel or parties

shall

(i) serve and file a joint pretrial statement pursuant to Local Rule 16-10(b);

The pretrial statement shall include the disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3)

as well as the following:

THE ACTION

Substance of the Action

Relief Prayed

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FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE ACTION

Undisputed Facts

Disputed Factual Issues

Agreed Statement

Stipulations

DISPUTED LEGAL ISSUES

(List)

TRIAL PREPARATION

Witnesses to be Called

Exhibits, Schedules and Summaries

Trial

Estimate of Trial Time

Use of Discovery Responses at Trial

Further Discovery or Motions

TRIAL ALTERNATIVES AND OPTIONS

Settlement Discussions

Amendments - Dismissals

Bifurcation, Separate Trial of Issues

MISCELLANEOUS

 Any other concerns of the parties

d. At the same time that the parties file their joint pretrial statement they shall also:

(ii) Serve and file trial briefs, which shall specify each cause of

action and defense remaining to be tried along with a

statement of the applicable legal standard (no opposition

shall be filed);

(iii) Serve and file motions in limine which shall be contained in one

document. Motions in limine will be decided at the Pretrial Conference.

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e. Serve and file a list of excerpts from discovery that will be offered at trial, specifying

the witness, page and line references and whether the excerpt is to be offered in lieu of

testimony or as impeachment;

f. Serve and file a list of witnesses likely to be called at trial, in person or by deposition,

other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, with a brief statement describing the substance

of the testimony to be given;

g. Serve and file a numerical list of exhibits (including demonstrative exhibits that may

be admitted into evidence but not those that are purely illustrative), with a brief statement

describing the substance and purpose of each exhibit and the name of the sponsoring witness;

h. Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked, tabbed and in binders (plaintiff shall

use numbers and defendant shall use letters); and deliver the original and two duplicate sets

of all premarked exhibits to chambers (exhibits are not to be filed) at least one week before

trial.

(See Label)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. ________________

Exhibit No. ______________

Date entered: ____________

RICHARD W. WIEKING, Clerk

By: _____________________

Deputy Clerk

i. Serve and file proposed joint voir dire questions and joint jury instructions for cases

to be tried by jury (further instructions regarding jury instructions below).

j. Serve and file proposed findings of fact and conclusion of law for cases to be tried

by the court.

k. Serve and file a proposed verdict form which contains no reference to submitting 

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party.

l. Two courtesy copies of trial briefs and motions in limine shall be provided.

m. No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief

that is not disclosed in these pretrial filings without leave of court and for good cause.

7. Not less than ten days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel or parties shall

serve and file any opposition or objection to those items required by section 3(e),(f), (i) (j), (k)

and (l) of this order. Additionally, counsel or parties shall file any objections to the

qualifications of expert witnesses contained in the opposing party's witness list. Objections not

filed as required will be deemed waived. No replies shall be filed. All motions and objections

shall be heard at the pretrial conference unless otherwise ordered.

8. JURY TRIAL

a. Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of additional voir dire questions

to be posed by the court. Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree may be

submitted separately. Counsel will be allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the court's

questioning.

b. The following jury instructions from the Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions

for the Ninth Circuit (1997 Edition) will be given absent objection: 1.01 - 1.12, 2.01 - 2.02,

3.01 - 3.03, 3.05 -3.08. The Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions is available on the

website for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at

www.cand.uscourts.gov. Click on the 9th Circuit home page button at the lower left of the first

screen and then choose the Manual from the list on the right hand side of the next screen.

Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of case specific instructions, using the Ninth Circuit

Manual where appropriate. Do not submit duplicates of those listed above. Any instructions

on which counsel cannot agree may be submitted separately. Each requested instruction shall

be typed in full on a separate page with citations to the authority upon which it is based and

a reference to the party submitting it. A second blind copy of each instruction and verdict

form shall also be submitted omitting the citation to the authority and the reference to the

submitting party.

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9. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed

by the initials NJV. One copy shall be clearly marked chambers copy.

DATED: 5/2/06

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NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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