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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

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL

MORTGAGE CORP.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE ,

INC dba VINTAGE CAPITAL, et

al.,

Defendant(s).

IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE ,

INC dba VINTAGE CAPITAL, et

al.,

 Counter-claimants,

v.

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL

MORTGAGE CORP.,

Counter-claimants. 

IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE ,

INC dba VINTAGE CAPITAL, et

al.,

Third-Party Plaintiffs,

v.

STEWART TITLE GUARANTY CO.,

et al.,

Third-Party Defendants. 

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No. C 03-3721 VRW (BZ)

ORDER SCHEDULING 

JURY TRIAL AND 

PRETRIAL MATTERS

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Following the Further Pretrial Conference, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. DATES

Trial Date: Tuesday, 1/17/2006, at 8:30 a.m.

Pretrial Conference: Tuesday, 1/3/2006, at 3:00 p.m.

Ami Cheri Hower, Robert Lee Hower and It’s a Jungle Out

There, Inc. dba Vintage Capital shall notify the Court in

writing by December 1, 2005, how they intend to proceed

against Ram Investment, Inc. LLC, Calvin Sidhu, David Sidhu,

Jarnail Singh and Columbia Appraisal and Real Estate Company.

2. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Not less than thirty days prior to the date of the

pretrial conference, the parties shall meet and take all

steps necessary to fulfill the requirements of this Order.

Not less than twenty days prior to the pretrial

conference, the parties may serve and file a joint pretrial

statement, containing the information listed in Attachment 1,

a proposed pretrial order and trial briefs. This will be

especially helpful if Judge Walker’s ruling significantly

narrows the issues to be tried. 

Not less than twenty days prior to the pretrial

conference, the parties shall serve and file (1) statements

designating excerpts from discovery that will be offered at

trial (specifying the witness and page and line references);

(2) exchange exhibits, agree on and number a joint set of

exhibits and number separately those exhibits to which the

parties cannot agree, unless doing so would unnecessarily

duplicate exhibits already prepared pursuant to Judge

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Walker’s pretrial order; (3) deliver all marked trial

exhibits directly to the courtroom clerk, Ms. Scott; (4)

deliver one extra set of all marked exhibits directly to

Chambers; and (5) submit all exhibits in three-ring binders. 

Each exhibit shall be marked with an exhibit label as

contained in Attachment 2.

No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer

any exhibit in its case in chief that is not disclosed at

pretrial, without leave of Court and for good cause.

Lead trial counsel for each party shall meet and confer

in an effort to resolve all disputes regarding anticipated

testimony, witnesses and exhibits. Any party may make a

record of these meetings if it deems it necessary. All

motions in limine and objections to witnesses or exhibits

will be heard at the pretrial conference. Not less than ten

days prior to the pretrial conference, the parties shall

serve and file any objections to witnesses or exhibits or to

the qualifications of an expert witness. 

Not less than twenty days prior to the pretrial

conference the parties shall serve and file requested voir

dire questions, jury instructions, and forms of verdict. The

following jury instructions from the Manual of Model Civil

Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit (1997 ed.) will be

given absent objection: 1.1-1.12, 2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.3, 3.5-3.8,

4.1-4.3. Do not submit a copy of these instructions. 

Counsel shall submit a joint set of case specific

instructions. Any instructions on which the parties cannot

agree may be submitted separately. The Ninth Circuit Manual

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should be used where possible. Each requested instruction

shall be typed in full on a separate page with citations to

the authority upon which it is based. Proposed jury

instructions taken from the Ninth Circuit Manual need only

contain a citation to that source. Any modifications made to

proposed instructions taken from a manual of model

instructions must be clearly indicated. In addition, all

proposed jury instructions should conform to the format of

the Example Jury Instruction attached to this Order. Not

less than ten days prior to the pretrial conference, the

parties shall serve and file any objections to separately

proposed jury instructions.

Jury instructions that the Court has given in prior

cases may be downloaded from the Northern District website at 

http:\\www.cand.uscourts.gov. (Instructions are located on

the "Judge Information" page for Magistrate Judge Zimmerman.) 

The Court will generally give the same instructions in cases

involving similar claims unless a party establishes, with

supporting authorities, that the instruction is no longer

correct or that a different instruction should be given. 

Judicial Council (CACI) instructions generally will be given

instead of BAJI instructions.

All proposed jury instructions, forms of verdict and

trial briefs shall be accompanied by a floppy diskette

containing a copy of the document formatted in WordPerfect

6.1, 8, 9 or 10 (Windows) or WordPerfect 5.1 (DOS).

At the time of filing the original with the Clerk’s

Office, two copies of all documents (but only one copy of the

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exhibits) shall be delivered directly to Chambers (Room 15-

6688). Chambers’ copies of all pretrial documents shall be

three-hole punched at the side, suitable for insertion into

standard, three-ring binders.

Dated: November 10, 2005

 Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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EXAMPLE PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTION

For Chambers of Magistrate Judge Zimmerman

A proposed jury instruction should contain the following

elements in the following order: (1) the name of the party

submitting the instruction; (2) the title of the instruction;

(3) the text of the instruction; (4) the authority for the

instruction; (5) blank boxes for the Court to note whether it

gives the instruction, refuses to give it, or gives it as

modified. The following proposed instruction contains these

elements.

________’s Proposed Instruction No. _____.

(Party)

[Title]

[Text]

[Authority]

 GIVEN REFUSED GIVEN AS MODIFIED

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ATTACHMENT 1

The parties shall file a joint pretrial conference

statement containing the following information:

 (1) The Action.

 (A) Substance of the Action. A

brief description of the

substance of claims and defenses

which remain to be decided.

 (B) Relief Prayed. A detailed

statement of each party's

position on 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.

 (2) The Factual Basis of the Action.

 (A) 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.

 (B) Disputed Factual Issues. A plain

and concise statement of all

disputed factual issues which

remain to be decided.

 (C) Agreed Statement. A statement

assessing whether all or part of

the action may be presented upon

an agreed statement of facts.

 (D) Stipulations. A statement of

stipulations requested or

proposed for pretrial or trial

purposes.

 (3) Trial Preparation.

A brief description of the efforts the parties have made

to resolve disputes over anticipated testimony, exhibits and

witnesses.

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 (A) Witnesses to be Called. In lieu

of FRCP 26(a)(3)(A), a list of

all witnesses likely to be

called at trial, other than

solely for impeachment or

rebuttal, together with a brief

statement following each name

describing the substance of the

testimony to be given.

 (B) Estimate of Trial Time. An

estimate of the number of court

days needed for the presentation

of each party's case, indicating

possible reductions in time

through proposed stipulations,

agreed statements of facts, or

expedited means of presenting

testimony and exhibits.

 (C) Use of Discovery Responses. In

lieu of FRCP 26(a)(3)(B), cite

possible presentation at trial

of evidence, other than solely

for impeachment or rebuttal,

through use of excerpts from

depositions, from interrogatory

answers, or from responses to

requests for admission. Counsel

shall state any objections to

use of these materials and that

counsel has conferred respecting

such objections.

 (D) Further Discovery or Motions. A

statement of all remaining

motions, including motions in

limine.

 (4) Trial Alternatives and Options.

 (A) Settlement Discussion. A

statement summarizing the status

of settlement negotiations and

indicating whether further

negotiations are likely to be

productive.

 (C) Amendments, Dismissals. A

statement of requested or

proposed amendments to pleadings

or dismissals of parties, claims

or defenses.

 (D) Bifurcation, Separate Trial of

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Issues. A statement of whether

bifurcation or a separate trial

of specific issues is feasible

and desired.

 (5) Miscellaneous.

Any other subjects relevant to the trial of the action,

or material to its just, speedy and inexpensive determination.

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ATTACHMENT 2

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) JOINT Exhibit No. JOINT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) JOINT Exhibit No. JOINT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) 

PLNTF Exhibit No. PLNTF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) 

PLNTF Exhibit No. PLNTF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) 

DEFT Exhibit No. DEFT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

USDC USDC

Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) Case No. CV03-03721 VRW (BZ) 

DEFT Exhibit No. DEFT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered Date Entered 

Signature Signature 

 

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