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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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Case No. 13-cv-03594 NC

ORDER RE: TRIAL 

PREPARATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ALLEN SHAHAN, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GOLDEN STATE BRIDGE, INC., 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 13-cv-03594 NC

ORDER RE: TRIAL 

PREPARATION 

A jury trial is scheduled in this case on March 9, 2015, in Courtroom A. The pretrial 

conference is on February 25, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 7, 4th Floor, San Jose 

Federal Courthouse, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California. This order prepares for 

the trial. 

I. TRIAL PREPARATION STANDING ORDER 

This order is attached and applies to this case. 

II. MOTIONS IN LIMINE 

The parties must file their motions in limine by February 13, with responses due by 

February 20. No replies to be filed without leave of Court. The total number of pages each 

party submits for all motions and all responses must not exceed 15 pages. While it is up to 

each party to decide how much space to allocate for their motions and how much for their 

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responses, the parties must each stay within the 15-page limit (e.g., a party can allocate 9 

pages for their motions, and 6 pages for their responses). The Court will hold a hearing on 

the motions in limine at the pretrial conference. 

III. JOINT TRIAL READINESS BINDER 

The parties are ordered to provide the Court with two copies of a Joint Trial 

Readiness Binder. The documents and binder are due February 20 at 12:00 p.m. at the 

San Jose Courthouse. The Joint Trial Readiness Binders must contain an index and 

copies of filed documents with the ECF header reflecting the item’s docket number and 

filing date, including: 

A. Proposed Order Re Trial Stipulations 

The Court expects that the parties will agree to a variety of stipulations regarding the 

conduct of the trial. A proposed order outlining all such stipulations must be presented to 

the Court. 

B. Witness Lists 

The parties must file an updated list of all witnesses likely to be called at trial (other 

than solely for impeachment or rebuttal), with a brief statement following each name 

describing the substance of the testimony to be given and a time estimate of the direct and 

cross examinations. This information must be presented in chart format and organized by 

party. Witnesses who will be testifying as experts should be identified as such and 

included in a separate expert witness list (see below). 

C. Expert Witness Lists 

The parties must file an updated list of all expert witnesses with a summary which 

must clearly describe the expert’s theories and conclusions; a curriculum vitae; and expert 

reports. Witnesses not included on the list may be excluded from testifying. 

D. Updated Exhibit Lists Annotated with Stipulations/Objections 

The parties must file an updated list of all documents and other items to be offered as 

exhibits at the trial (other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal), with a brief description 

of each exhibit’s contents, and the identity of each sponsoring witness. As applicable, the 

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exhibit list must specify whether the parties stipulate to admit the exhibit or the grounds for 

any objections to the exhibit. The exhibit list must also include an additional column so 

that the Court can track the date on which each exhibit is admitted. Prior to filing the list, 

the parties must meet and confer and attempt to stipulate as to the admissibility of each 

exhibit. This information must be presented in chart format and organized numerically. 

E. Updated List of Discovery Excerpts 

The parties must list those excerpts from depositions, from interrogatory answers, or 

from responses to requests for admission (other than those solely for impeachment or 

rebuttal) likely to be used at trial. Prior to filing the list, the parties must meet and confer 

and attempt to resolve any disagreements regarding designations or counter-designations. 

The parties must (i) identify any remaining legal objections to the excerpts on the list itself, 

and (ii) attach in a separate appendix copies of the disputed excerpts so that the Court can 

review the disputed materials. The parties must provide a single proposed order with each 

disputed designation which will allow the Court to rule whether permission to use each is 

granted, granted with modification, or denied. 

IV. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF TRIAL DOCUMENTS 

The parties must send an electronic copy in Word format to ncpo@cand.uscourts.gov 

of the following documents listed above: (i) Proposed Order Re Trial Stipulations; and (ii) 

Proposed Order Re Discovery Excerpts. 

V. STIPULATIONS RE ADMISSIBILITY 

The parties must make a good faith effort to stipulate to exhibits’ admissibility. If 

stipulation is not possible, the parties must make every effort to stipulate to authenticity 

and foundation absent a legitimate objection. 

VI. EXHIBITS 

A. Copies of Exhibits to Court 

Exhibits must be provided to the Court by February 20 at 12:00 p.m. at the San Jose 

Courthouse as follows: two sets of exhibits marked, tabbed, indexed, and to be provided in 

binders. Exhibits sets may be delivered/mailed directly to Chambers in San Jose. The 

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parties must otherwise coordinate with the Courtroom Deputy for other delivery. 

Each exhibit must be pre-marked with an exhibit tag placed in the top right corner of 

the first page of a document. Parties are to use a color other than white for the exhibit tags. 

A page of blank trial exhibit tags can be found on the Court’s website. If an exhibit is a 

physical object (rather than a document), a picture should be taken and placed in the 

binder. 

B. Disposition of Exhibits after Trial 

Upon the conclusion of the trial, each party must retain its exhibits through the 

appellate process. It is each party’s responsibility to make arrangements with the Clerk of 

Court to file the record on appeal. 

VII. SCHEDULING OF JURY SELECTION 

The jury will be selected March 9. Opening statements and the first witness will be 

called March 10. 

VIII. DISPUTED POINTS OF LAW 

If the parties identify any disputed issues of law, the parties must file briefs (not to 

exceed five pages for each issue) addressing each of these disputed points of law by 

February 13. Responses are due February 20. 

IX. SUMMARY OF CASE STATEMENT 

By February 20, the parties must file jointly an agreed-upon summary of the case, not 

to exceed one page. This statement of the case will be read to the jury at jury selection. If 

the parties cannot agree on such a statement, each party must file their own summary, not 

to exceed one page. 

X. JURY INSTRUCTIONS 

By February 20, the parties must file jointly a set of proposed jury instructions and 

send an electronic copy in Word format to ncpo@cand.uscourts.gov. If any instructions 

are contested, each party must state the legal basis for proposing or opposing the 

instructions. 

XI. MISCELLANEOUS 

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