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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Plaintiffs,

 v.

 

LORI CHIANG, et al.

Defendants.

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No. C-04-1977 SC

ORDER RE: COURT TRIAL

PREPARATION FOR JUDGE

SAMUEL CONTI 

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COURT TRIAL PREPARATION FOR JUDGE CONTI

A. Required Submissions

No later than ten (10) days before trial, each party

shall serve upon all other parties and lodge with this court

three copies of the following: 

(1) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

(2) A trial brief.

(3) A list of exhibits conforming substantially to the

form attached as Appendix A. Upon request of a party, any

party shall make the original of any exhibit available for

inspection and/or copying.

(4) A list of witnesses, including expert witnesses, in

the expected order of their presentation. The witness list

shall also include:

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(a) a brief statement as to the content of the

witness' testimony;

(b) an estimate of the time of the witness'

testimony, on both direct and cross

examination;

No witnesses other than those on said list shall be allowed

to testify, except upon express order of this court.

(5) A statement designating all excerpts from

depositions (specifying the witness' name, with page and

line references), answers to interrogatories, and responses

to requests for admission to be offered at trial for any

purpose other than impeachment or rebuttal.

B. Exhibit Binders

Exhibits that can be reduced to 8.5" by 11" form (i.e.

written documents, photographs, etc.) should be placed in

three-ring binders with each exhibit tabbed on the side. A

copy of the exhibit list should be placed in the front of

the binder. Binders should be clearly labeled on the

outside as to which party's exhibits and what exhibit

numbers they contain. The parties should prepare three (3)

sets of binders: one for the Judge, one for the witness to

refer to, and one for the clerk to act as the original. The

original copy should have an exhibit marker attached to the

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first page of each exhibit in the lower right hand corner. 

The exhibit marker must appear substantially in the

following form:

United States District Court

Northern District of California

Case No. ____________________________

{Name of Party}'s Exhibit No. _______

Date Entered: ______________________

Clerk, United States District Court

By: ________________________________

 Deputy Clerk

These binders are to be delivered directly to Judge Conti's

Chambers no later than three (3) days before the date of

trial. They are not to be filed in the clerk's office. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2006 

 

United States District Judge

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING EXHIBIT MARKERS AND EXHIBIT LIST

EXHIBIT MARKERS

Counsel should fill in the appropriate markers leaving the "Date

Entered" and "Deputy Clerk" lines blank.

Plaintiff's exhibits should be denoted as: P-1, P-2, P-3, etc.

Defendant's exhibits should be denoted as: D-501, D-502, D-503, etc.

EXHIBIT LIST

Counsel are to supply all the requested information with the exception

of the two "Date Boxes."

COLOR OF EXHIBIT BINDERS

Plaintiff's exhibit binders must be black and Defendant's exhibit

binders must be blue.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CASE NO. DATE 

 vs. 

EXHIBIT LIST

 ( ) PLAINTIFF ( ) DEFENDANT

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

DATE DESCRIPTION

Marked for

Indentification

Admitted in

Evidence

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