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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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EXHIBIT A 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SOLYNDRA

Plaintiff, 

V. 

SUNTECH

Defendant. 

No. C 12-05272 SBA 

[PROPOSED] AMENDED ORDER FOR 

PRETRIAL PREPARATION 

Pursuant to Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”), IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 

A. DEADLINE FOR JOINDER OF PARTIES/AMENDING THE 

PLEADINGS 

The deadline for the joinder of other parties and to amend the pleadings is 9/26/2014. 

B. DISCOVERY CUT-OFF 

All discovery, except for expert discovery, shall be completed and all depositions 

taken on or before 6/25/2015. The parties are responsible for scheduling discovery so that 

motions to resolve discovery disputes can be heard before the above discovery cut-off. 

C. EXPERT DESIGNATION AND DISCOVERY 

Plaintiff shall designate any experts by 5/29/2015; defendants by 5/29/2015; rebuttal 

disclosure by 6/25/15. Any expert not so named may be disallowed as a witness. No expert 

will be permitted to testify to any opinion, or basis or support for an opinion, that has not 

been disclosed in response to an appropriate question or interrogatory from the opposing 

party. Expert discovery shall be completed by 7/10/2015. 

D. MOTION CUT-OFF 

All dispositive motions shall be heard on or before August 28, 2015, subject to the 

Court’s availability. The parties must meet and confer prior to filing any motion. The 

movant shall certify to the Court in its moving papers that it has complied with this 

requirement. Should the parties fail to meet and confer, the Court may decline to entertain 

the motion. 

THE COURT DOES NOT RESERVE MOTION HEARING DATES. The 

parties are advised to check Judge Armstrong’s calendar at www.cand.uscourts.gov/sba, 

under Scheduling Information to determine the next available hearing date, particularly in 

the case of a 

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dispositive motion. The parties are advised not to wait until 35 days prior to the law and 

motion cut-off date to file and serve their motion. As the Court’s law and motion calendar 

tends to fill quickly, there is no guarantee that a hearing date within the law and motion cutoff date will be available. You MUST submit a hard copy of all motion papers filed in EFILED cases in order to be placed on calendar. 

Page Limits: All noticed motions (other than motions for summary judgment) 

and any opposition thereto, shall not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, exclusive of the 

table of contents, table of authorities, exhibits and declarations, if required. Reply briefs may 

not exceed ten (10) pages in length. Motions for summary judgment are subject to the page 

limits set forth in Civil Local Rule 7. 

Meet and Confer Requirement: All parties are required to meet and confer in 

good faith before filing any motion or any non-stipulated request with this court, and to 

certify that they have complied with this requirement. 

Failure to Oppose: The failure of the opposing party to file a memorandum of 

points and authorities in opposition to any motion shall constitute a consent to the granting of 

the motion. 

Summary Judgment: Parties are limited to filing one motion for summary 

judgment. Any party wishing to exceed this limit must request leave of Court. The parties are 

not required to file statements of undisputed facts in connection with a motion for summary 

judgment. However, if the parties desire to file a statement of undisputed facts, only one joint 

statement of undisputed facts signed by all parties shall be filed. All separate statements will 

be stricken. If the parties are unable to agree that a fact is undisputed, they should assume that 

fact is in dispute. 

Hearing on Motions: Note that pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-1(b), the Court may, 

in its discretion, adjudicate motions without oral argument. 

E. MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES 

All parties are ordered to participate in a mandatory settlement conference 

during the following time period: 9/29 - 10/15/2015. 

F. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

All Counsel who will try the case shall appear for a pretrial conference on 

December 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m, subject to the Court’s availability. All Counsel shall be fully 

prepared to discuss all aspects of the trial. Failure to file the requisite pretrial documents in 

advance of the pretrial conference may result in vacation of the pretrial conference and/or the 

imposition of sanctions. ALL PARTIES WITH SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY ARE 

REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE.

G. PRETRIAL PREPARATION DUE: October 23, 2015 

Prior to the date pretrial preparation is due, Counsel shall meet and confer in 

good faith in advance of complying with the following pretrial requirements in order to clarify 

and narrow the issues for trial, arrive at stipulations of facts, simplify and shorten the 

presentation of proof at trial, and explore possible settlement. In addition, Counsel shall meet 

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and confer regarding anticipated motions in limine, objections to evidence, jury instructions, 

and any other matter which may require resolution by the Court. The following items 1 

through 8 below shall be filed and served by the above-referenced date. 

1. Joint Pretrial Statement 

Counsel are required to file a pretrial conference statement containing 

the following 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 

claimed, 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. 

(iv) Stipulations. A statement of stipulations requested or 

proposed for pretrial or trial purposes. 

(c) Disputed Legal Issues 

(i) Points of Law. Without extended legal argument, a 

concise statement of each disputed point of law concerning liability or relief, citing supporting 

statutes and decisions. Unless otherwise ordered, parties should cite to briefs served and 

lodged setting forth briefly the nature of each party’s contentions concerning each disputed 

point of law, including procedural and evidentiary issues. 

(ii) Proposed Conclusions of law. If the case is to be tried 

without jury, unless otherwise ordered, parties should briefly indicate objections to proposed 

conclusions of law lodged with this Court. 

2. Trial Briefs 

Each party shall serve and file a trial brief which shall briefly state their 

contentions, the relevant facts to be proven at trial, and the law on the issues material to the 

decision. 

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3. Findings of Fact 

In non-jury cases, each party shall serve and lodge with the Court 

proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues. Findings shall be 

brief, clear, written in plain English and free of pejorative language, and argument. 

4. Witnesses 

Each party shall serve and file with the Court a list of all persons who 

may be called as witnesses. The list shall include a summary of the substance of each witness’ 

proposed testimony. 

5. Designation of Discovery Excerpts 

Each party expecting to use discovery excerpts as part of its case in 

chief shall serve and lodge with the Court a statement identifying (1) by witness and page and 

line, all deposition testimony and (2) by lodged excerpt, all interrogatory answers and request 

for admissions to be used as part of its direct case. Each interrogatory answer intended to be 

offered as an exhibit shall be copied separately and marked as an exhibit. The original of any 

deposition to be used at trial must be produced at the time of trial, as well as a copy for the 

Court. Counsel shall indicate any objections to the use of these materials and advise the Court 

that counsel has conferred respecting such objections. 

6. Jury Instructions 

The parties shall file a joint set of proposed jury instructions as to those 

instructions on which the parties have reached agreement. As to any disputed instructions, 

each party shall separately submit its “proposed” instruction(s) supported by a memorandum 

setting forth the authority for its use. Responses or objections to any “proposed” jury 

instruction shall be filed no later than the date of the pretrial conference. All instructions shall 

be written in plain English which is comprehensible to jurors, concise and free of argument, 

and shall be organized in a logical fashion so as to aid jury comprehension, and are also to be 

provided on a CD in a word format. The Court’s practice is to utilize, whenever possible, 

instructions found in the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions. 

7. Jury Voir Dire and Verdict Forms 

Each party shall submit proposed questions for jury voir dire and a 

proposed form of verdict. 

8. Exhibits 

Each party shall provide every other party one set of all exhibits, charts, 

schedules, summaries and diagrams and other similar documentary materials to be used at the 

trial together with a complete list of all such exhibits. The Court requires one original version 

of exhibits (as described above) for the Clerk and two copies (one for the Bench and one for 

the witness stand). All such versions of the exhibits, including the originals, should be 

indexed into a binder for easy and quick reference by all parties. The first page of each binder 

should have a copy of the exhibit list (see attached) appropriately completed with each exhibit 

description and its designated number. Plaintiffs shall refer to their exhibits numerically and 

Defendants shall 

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label theirs alphabetically. Exhibit labels are also attached for your convenience. Exhibits 

should be brought to Court on the first day of trial. 

9. Motions in Limine and Objections to Evidence 

Each party anticipating making motion(s) in limine and/or objection(s) 

to any testimony or exhibits expected to be offered shall file and serve a statement briefly 

identifying each item objected to and the grounds for the objection. The parties must meet and 

confer prior to filing any motion in limine and objection to evidence. The movant shall certify 

to the Court in its moving papers that it has complied with this requirement. 

NOTE: All motions in limine submitted by each party shall be set forth 

in a single memorandum, not to exceed ten (10) pages in length. Responses to the motions in 

limine shall be set forth in a single memorandum, not to exceed ten (10) pages in length. 

Reply briefs shall not exceed six (6) pages. No motions in limine will be considered unless 

the parties certify that they met and conferred prior to the filing of such motion. Any request 

to exceed the page limit must be submitted prior to the deadline for these briefs and must be 

supported by a showing of good cause, along with a certification that the applicant has met 

and conferred with the opposing party. 

(a) Motions/Objections due: October 30, 2015 

(b) Opposition due: November 13, 2015 

(c) Reply due: November 20, 2015 

H. TRIAL DATE 

Trial before the jury will begin on February 8, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., subject to 

the Court’s availability, for an estimated 12 trial days (3 weeks), or as soon thereafter as the 

Court may designate. The parties are advised that they must be prepared to go to trial on a 

trailing basis. The trial will take place at 1300 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Courtroom 210, 

Oakland, California, 94612 (located inside the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse). The Court’s 

trial hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with two fifteen-minute breaks, on Monday, 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On the first day of trial all parties are required to have 

someone in Court with full Settlement Authority.

I. TRANSCRIPTS 

If transcripts will be requested during or immediately after the trial, 

arrangements must be made with the Court Reporter Coordinator (Telephone No. 510-

6373534) at least one week prior to the commencement of trial commences. 

J. STATUS AND DISCOVERY CONFERENCES 

Any party desiring to confer with the Court may, upon notice to all other 

parties, arrange a conference through the courtroom deputy (Telephone No. 510-637-3542). 

Conferences may be conducted telephonically, upon request (preferably in writing). 

K. SANCTIONS 

Failure to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions 

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pursuant to FRCP 16(f). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 30, 2015 _____________________________________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

United States District Judge 

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