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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO ROCK TACO, LLC, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

_________________________________/

CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00845-SKO 

ORDER RE DEADLINES FOR TRIAL 

On May 23, 2013, the trial in this matter was reset following a mistrial. Trial is now set 

for July 23, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 7. The Court intends to give the same jury 

instructions and use the same verdict form and voir dire questions. Should the parties desire 

changes to any matters to be presented to the jury with respect to the jury instructions or the 

verdict form, the parties shall submit any stipulated change requests no later than July 10, 

2013. The parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding any requests for changes to the jury 

instructions and the verdict form. The Court will not be generally inclined to entertain change 

requests to which the parties have not agreed. 

Additionally, the September 11, 2012, pretrial order remains in effect. All deadlines 

therein, except the deadline for submission of trial documents which is reset below, have 

expired. Should either party wish to amend the pretrial order in any respect, a motion to amend 

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the pretrial order shall be filed no later than June 19, 2013. Any opposition or response to the 

motion to amend the pretrial order shall be filed no later than June 28, 2013.1

Finally, all trial submissions, which may include exhibits, discovery documents, and 

deposition transcripts, shall be submitted to the Clerk's Office no later than July 16, 2013. 

Each party is to submit one (1) original and three (3) copies of its separate exhibit binder and the 

parties shall coordinate with each other to submit one (1) original and three (3) copies of any 

joint exhibit binder.2 Furthermore, the parties are to submit one (1) original3 of any deposition 

transcript(s) to be used for impeachment purposes. These trial submissions must be submitted 

to the Clerk's Office no later than 4 p.m. on July 16, 2013. The parties may not attempt to 

deliver their exhibits or other trial submissions directly to chambers. Strict compliance 

with this order is expected and required. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Any motion to amend the September 11, 2012, pretrial order shall be filed no 

later than June 19, 2013, and any opposition thereto shall be filed no later than 

June 28, 2013; 

2. Any stipulated requests for changes to the jury instructions or the verdict form 

shall be filed with the Court no later than July 10, 2013; and 

3. All trial submissions including exhibits, discovery documents, and/or deposition 

transcripts must be submitted to the Clerk's Office no later than July 16, 2013. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 4, 2013 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

DEAC_Signature-END: 

 

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 To amend a pretrial order, the parties must either stipulate to the amendment or the party seeking amendment 

must establish manifest injustice if the amendment is not authorized. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e) ("The court may modify 

the order issued after a final pretrial conference only to prevent manifest injustice."); Galdamez v. Potter, 415 F.3d 

1015, 1020 (9th Cir. 2005). 

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 To the extent original documents are not available, copies may be provided so long as one set of each exhibit 

binder is designated as an "original." 

3

 If an original deposition transcript is not available, a copy may be provided and it will be designated as an 

"original." 

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