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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL MAGUIRE,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 06-05681 (JCS)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION FOR TRO [Docket No. 14]

AND PRETRIAL ORDER (TRIAL ON

PAPERS)

On October 27, 2006, Plaintiff filed an Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (the

“TRO”).

On October 31, 2006, a telephonic hearing was held on the TRO. Arlo Smith, counsel for

Plaintiff, appeared. Joseph Bakshandeh, counsel for Defendant, appeared.

 For reasons stated on the record, and good cause shown,

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the TRO is DENIED.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the trial and Plaintiff’s Motion for

Preliminary Injunction (the “Preliminary Injunction”) shall be consolidated and heard on

February 14, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. The original hearing date of November 17, 2006 at 9:30 a.m., on

the Preliminary Injunction has been taken off calendar.

This Order assumes that all parties intend to waive the presentation of live testimony at the

trial in this matter. In the event that Plaintiff or Defendant does not do so, the Court will issue a

superseding Pretrial Order.

The parties shall negotiate, and submit to the Court by November 27, 2006, a proposed

briefing schedule for service and filing of Trial Materials (defined below).

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The Initial Case Management Conference previously set for December 15, 2006, at 1:30

p.m., has been ADVANCED to December 1, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., before Magistrate Judge Spero, in

Courtroom A, 15th Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, California. A Joint

Case Management Conference Statement is due by November 27, 2006.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

I. DISCOVERY

A. All non-expert discovery shall be completed by December 1, 2006.

B. All expert disclosures required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be made

by December 1, 2006.

C. All discovery from experts shall be completed by December 15, 2006.

II. TRIAL DATE

A. Court trial shall begin on February 14, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom A, 15th

Floor, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

B. The length of the trial will be not more than one (1) day.

III. TRIAL PROCEDURES

A. Counsel shall not prepare a Joint Pretrial Conference Statement. Instead on the

schedule to be agreed upon between the parties, counsel shall file and serve all the following

materials (the "Trial Materials").

1. Opening memoranda of law, opposition memoranda of law, and reply

memoranda of law.

2. Declarations, containing all testimony to be considered by the Court in the

case, either as statements of the declarant or attached as deposition excerpts.

3. Documents to be considered by the Court in the case, properly authenticated

by declaration or by stipulation.

4. A list, jointly submitted, of all stipulated facts, and of all factual issues

remaining to be tried (organized by count).

5. Objections to any evidence submitted by the opposing party(ies).

6. Each side's proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

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7. Motions in Limine.

The parties may agree on a schedule for filing the Trial Materials, provided, however, that the last

Trial Materials shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days before trial. Evidence that is not

included in the filed Trial Materials will not be considered by the Court. Objections and/or Motions

in Limine not included in the Trial Materials are waived.

B. Two (2) Chambers’ copies of all of the aforementioned documents shall be handdelivered to Chambers at the time of filing. The Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

shall be submitted on a 3-3/4-inch disk in WordPerfect 10.0 format, as well as in hard copies. All

hard-copy submissions should be three-hole punched.

PRETRIAL ARRANGEMENTS

C. Should a daily transcript and/or real-time reporting be desired, the parties shall

make arrangements with Debra Campbell, Supervisor of the Court Reporting Services, at (415) 522-

2079, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the trial date.

D. During trial, counsel may wish to use overhead projectors, laser-disk/computer

graphics, poster blow-ups, models or specimens of devices. Equipment should be shared by all

counsel to the maximum extent possible. The Court provides no equipment other than an easel. The

United States Marshal requires a court order to allow equipment into the courthouse. For electronic

equipment, parties should be prepared to maintain the equipment or have a technician handy at all

times. The parties shall tape extension cords to the carpet for safety. The parties may work with the

deputy clerk, Karen Hom (415-522-2035), on all courtroom-layout issues.

EXPERTS

E. At trial, testimony of experts will be limited to the matters disclosed in their

reports. Illustrative animations, diagrams, charts and models may be used on direct examination

only if they were part of the expert report, with the exception of simple drawings and tabulations

that plainly illustrate the content of the report. By written stipulation, all parties may relax these

requirements. The Court will not permit Federal Rule of Evidence 703 to be used to admit otherwise

inadmissible evidence through the expert (i.e., through the “back door”).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 1, 2006

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JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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