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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

At the parties urging, the Court stayed the case as a result of two third-party witnesses, who 

refused to submit to deposition. (Doc. 47) Because those depositions have now been taken and counsel 

indicated the case was ready to be set for trial, the Court ordered them to confer and to submit a joint 

report “setting forth the proposed schedule for the remaining case dates.”1(Doc. 49). The parties have 

proposed a trial date in February 2021 (Doc. 50). Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The trial is set on February 22, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.;

2. The pretrial conference is set on January 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The parties are ordered 

to file a joint pretrial statement pursuant to Local Rule 281(a)(2). The parties are further directed to 

submit a digital copy of their pretrial statement in Word format, directly to Judge Thurston's chambers, 

by email at JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

1 Counsel propose a trial date only. They do not propose dates for dispositive motions, so the Court concludes that the 

parties do not believe that they can file a meritorious motion.

RHONDA HAGWOOD, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

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KERN COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-01092-JLT

ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL 

DATES

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Counsel are directed to Local Rules 281 and 282 setting forth their obligations in preparing for 

the pre-trial conference. The Court will insist upon strict compliance with those rules. In addition to 

the matters set forth in the Local Rules the joint pretrial statement SHALL include joint statement of 

the case to be used by the Court to explain the nature of the case to the jury during voir dire. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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