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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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CASE MANAGEMENT & PRETRIAL ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHELLE FANUCCI,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

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No. C-08-2151 EMC

FIRST AMENDED CASE

MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL

ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL

Following the Case Management Conference held on 8/6/2008, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

THAT:

A further case management conference is set for 12/3/2008 at 2:30 p.m. before Magistrate

Judge Chen in Courtroom C, 15th Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San

Francisco, California. Updated joint case management conference statement is due 11/26/2008.

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the following case

management and pretrial order is entered:

1. TRIAL DATE

a. Jury trial will begin on 8/17/2009 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom C, 15th Floor, 450

Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA 94102.

b. The length of the trial will be not more than five (5) days. Court hours for trial are

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays are reserved for law and motion and other matters.

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2. DISCOVERY

a. All non-expert discovery shall be completed by 3/30/2009.

b. Depositions: 

Parties are limited to taking the depositions of Ms. Fanucci and Mr. Baldwin before

mediation. The parties shall exchange documents on insurance policy sales issue and shall limit any

formal written discovery prior to ENE to that which is reasonable and necessary to prepare for ENE. 

Additional discovery, if necessary, will be addressed at the next status conference.

c. Experts shall be disclosed and reports provided by plaintiff and defendant by

3/30/2009.

d. Rebuttal experts shall be disclosed and reports provided by 4/13/2009.

e. All discovery from experts shall be completed by 4/27/2009.

f. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 37-1(b), telephone conferences are available to resolve

disputes during a discovery event, such as a deposition, where the resolution during the event likely

would result in substantial savings of expense or time.

3. MOTIONS

The last day for hearing dispositive motions shall be 5/27/2009. Dispositive motions shall

be served and filed no later than thirty-five (35) days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Any 

opposition shall be served and filed no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the hearing date. 

Any reply to the opposition shall be served and filed no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the

date of the hearing.

4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION/SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

This case is referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution program for ENE. ADR is to be

completed within 90 days.

5. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A pretrial conference shall be held on 8/5/2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom C, 15th

Floor. Lead counsel who will try the case (or the party if pro se) must attend. The timing of

disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) and other pretrial disclosures shall

be governed by this order.

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b. 7/7/2009, thirty (30) days prior to the date of the pretrial conference, lead counsel

shall meet and confer regarding:

(1) Preparation and content of the joint pretrial conference statement;

(2) Preparation and exchange of pretrial materials to be served and lodged

pursuant to paragraph 5(c) below; and

(3) Settlement of the action.

c. 7/17/2009, twenty (20) days prior to the pretrial conference, counsel and/or parties

shall:

(1) Serve and file a joint pretrial statement that includes the pretrial disclosures

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) as well as the following

supplemental information:

(a) The Action.

(i) Substance of the Action. A brief description of the substance

of claims and defenses which remain to be decided.

(ii) Relief Prayed. A detailed statement of all the relief claims,

particularly itemizing all elements of damages claimed as well

as witnesses, documents or other evidentiary material to be

presented concerning the amount of those damages.

(b) The Factual Basis of the Action.

(i) Undisputed Facts. A plain and concise statement of all

relevant facts not reasonably disputable, as well as which facts

parties will stipulate for incorporation into the trial record

without the necessity of supporting testimony or exhibits.

(ii) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain and concise statement of all

disputed factual issues which remain to be decided.

(iii) Agreed Statement. A statement assessing whether all or part of

the action may be presented upon an agreed statement of facts.

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(iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or proposed

for pretrial or trial purposes.

(c) Disputed Legal Issues.

Without extended legal argument, a concise statement of each

disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing

supporting statues and decisions.

(d) Trial Preparation.

(i) Witnesses to Be Called. With regard to witnesses disclosed

pursuant to Federal Civil Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3)(A),

a brief statement describing the substance of the testimony to

be given.

(ii) Estimate of Trial Time. An estimate of the number of hours

needed for the presentation of each party’s case, indicating

possible reductions in time through proposed stipulations,

agreed statements of facts, or expedited means of presenting

testimony and exhibits.

(iii) Use of Discovery Responses. Designate excerpts from

discovery that the parties intend to present at trial, other than

solely for impeachment or rebuttal, from depositions

specifying the witness page and line references, from

interrogatory answers, or from responses to requests for

admission.

(e) Trial Alternatives and Options.

(i) Settlement Discussion. A statement summarizing the status of

settlement negotiations and indicating whether further

negotiations are likely to be productive.

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(ii) Amendments, Dismissals. A statement of requested or

proposed amendments to pleadings or dismissals of parties,

claims or defenses.

(f) Miscellaneous.

Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action or material to its

just, speedy and inexpensive determination.

(2) Serve and file trial briefs, motions in limine (including any motion regarding

the qualifications or testimony or any expert witness), proposed voir dire

questions, jury instructions, verdict forms and excerpts from discovery that

will be offered at trial (include a copy of the deposition testimony or

admission). The parties shall submit proposed jury instructions jointly. If

there are any instructions on which the parties cannot agree, those instructions

may be submitted separately;

(3) Serve and file an exhibit setting forth the qualifications and experience for

each expert witness;

(4) Serve and file a list of each party’s exhibits by number (plaintiff) or letter

(defendant), including a brief statement describing the substance and purpose

of each exhibit and the mane of the sponsoring witness;

(5) Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked (plaintiff shall use umbers;

defendant shall use letters) and tabbed; and

(6) Deliver two sets of all premarked exhibits to chambers (exhibits are not to be

filed).

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

not disclosed in its pretrial statement without leave of the Court and for good cause.

d. 7/27/2009, ten (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, after meeting and conferring

in a good faith attempt to resolve any objections, counsel and/or parties shall serve and file: (1) any

objections to exhibits or to use of deposition excerpts or other discovery; (2) any objections to

witnesses, including the qualifications of an expert witness; (3) any objection to proposed voir dire

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questions, jury instructions and verdict forms that the parties have been unable in good faith to

resolve; (4) any opposition to a motion in limine. No replies shall be filed.

e. All motions in limine and objections shall be heard at the pretrial conference. 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3), objections not disclosed, other than objections

under Federal Rules of Evidence 402 and 403, are waived unless excused by the Court for good

cause.

6. JURY TRIAL

a. The attached voir dire questionnaire (or similar) shall be given or presented to the

venire members to be answered orally in Court. 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 shall 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) shall be given absent objection: 1.01 - 1.12, 2.01 - 2.02, 3.01 -

3.03, 3.05 - 3.08. Counsel shall submit jointly 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 authority and the reference to the

submitting party.

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

the initials "EMC". One copy shall be clearly marked as a chambers copy. Chambers’ copies shall

be three-hole punched at the left side, suitable for insertion into standard binders. In additions, all

proposed jury instructions, motions in limine, forms of verdict and trial briefs shall be accompanied

by diskette containing a copy of the document formatted in WordPerfect 6.1 (Windows) or 8.0

(Windows).

Dated: August 28, 2008 _______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE

Please stand and recite the information listed

below.

1. Name

2. City of Residence

3. Occupational Status

4. Organizations

5. Hobbies

6. Marital Status

7. Spouse’s Occupation

8. Children, Ages

9. If Juror on Another Case

10. If Ever a Grand Juror

11. If Ever in Military

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