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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

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

Trifocal LLC,

Plaintiff,

 v.

e-centives, Inc.,

Defendant. /

NO. C 03-05413 JW 

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

ORDER

On January 11, 2006, the Court conducted a final pretrial conference, pursuant to which the

Court issues the following order:

A. Trial Schedule

1. The parties have agreed to a bench trial in this case. The trial schedule will be as follows:

a. The first two sessions shall begin on January 26, 2006 from 9 am - 12 pm and

1 pm - 4 pm.

b. The trial shall continue with the following sessions: January 27 from 9 am -

12 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm; January 31 from 9 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm;

February 1 from 9 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm; February 8, 9 and 10, from 9

am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm. 

c. The parties shall argue and submit in the afternoon session of February 10,

2006.

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B. Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law

2. The parties shall file and serve proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law no later

than January 19, 2006.

C. Exhibits

3. On the day before the first day of trial, each party shall lodge with Chambers an exhibit

binder for each witness, which shall contain all exhibits which the party contemplates offering into

evidence through the witness. Any party objecting to an exhibit shall insert a page in front of the

exhibit which identifies the party making the objection and the legal ground for the objection. 

Although an exhibit to which an objection has been made may be shown to the witness, it shall not

be displayed to the trier of fact unless the objection is overruled and the exhibit is received into

evidence.

4. If the case involves only a few exhibits, instead of witness exhibit binders, the parties may

include all exhibits in a single notebook.

5. Unless otherwise ordered, all exhibits shall be in a format compatible with either the

video or digital evidence presentation system utilized by the Court for display after it is received into

evidence.

6. The parties are encouraged to stipulate to the admission into evidence of all exhibits. If

the parties stipulate to admissibility, the parties shall indicate, "I am going to show you Exhibit __,

which is in evidence by stipulation." The exhibit may be shown to the witness and the trier of fact

without being formally offered into evidence. 

7. The proffering party shall retain custody of all exhibits, schedules, summaries, diagrams

or charts to be used at the trial. 

D. Trial Procedure

8. In opening statements and in arguments, counsel shall not express personal knowledge or

opinion concerning any matter in issue.

9. Counsel must question witnesses from the podium, using the microphone. Without

requesting permission, counsel may approach witnesses for any proper purposes.

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10. Address all remarks to the Court, not to opposing counsel.

11. Refer to all persons, including witnesses, other counsel and the parties by their surnames

and not by their first or given names.

12. No demonstrative exhibits, charts, diagrams or enlargements shall be used at trial unless

previously disclosed to opposing counsel.

13. In examining a witness, counsel shall not repeat or echo the answer given by the witness.

14. Counsel must stand when making an objection. When objections or responses to

objections are made, only the legal basis of the objections and responses may be stated.

15. Conferences at the bench or sidebar are not favored by the Court. Any sidebar

conferences which are allowed will be off the record. If any counsel wishes to place matters on the

record, he or she may so request, and the Court will make a responsive order.

16. Counsel have full responsibility to arrange for the appearance of witnesses during the

presentation of their case so as to eliminate delay caused by waiting for witnesses who have been

placed on call by counsel.

17. Unless an agreement to the contrary is entered into by opposing counsel, all nonparty or

nonexpert witnesses will be excluded from the courtroom when not testifying. When a witness has

completed his or her testimony, the witness is excused unless counsel indicates that he or she wishes

the witness to remain subject to being recalled. Any witness who has been excused from further

testimony may remain as a spectator. It will be the responsibility of counsel to make an

announcement at the time the witness steps down that he or she should remain in the environs of the

Court for a reasonable time to permit such counsel an opportunity to secure and serve a subpoena

upon the witness and assume responsibility for his or her per diem and other expenses as provided

by governing rule or statute.

18. Counsel shall admonish all persons at counsel table that gestures, facial expressions,

audible comments, or the like, as manifestations of approval or disapproval during the testimony of

witnesses, or at any other time, are prohibited.

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19. Counsel should never ask the Court reporter to mark or flag a witness's answer to a

particular question. Instead, make a note of the time and subject matter of the testimony you want

marked, and inform the reporter unobtrusively at the next recess. 

20. Witness examination shall consist of direct examination, cross-examination and re-direct

examination. No recross-examination will be allowed without prior approval of the Court

specifically indicating the area for recross-examination. When there are multiple defense counsel,

they are directed to confer and designate to the Court the sequence in which they wish to be

recognized during trial for purposes of presenting opening statements and conducting crossexamination of witnesses. If one counsel conducts the direct examination of a witness, that same

counsel must make objections when the witness is cross-examined. Counsel who will conduct the

cross-examination should object while the witness is on direct.

21. From and after the moment the case is called for trial, any objection, motion or other

application for relief made by any defense counsel, orally or in writing, shall be deemed to be

adopted and joined in by every other defendant, without announcement by counsel to that effect, and

the rulings of the Court shall be deemed applicable to each defendant unless otherwise stated at the

time the ruling is made. Accordingly, it shall be regarded as unnecessary and improper for counsel

to rise to "join in" an objection or motion. Rather, counsel should rise to be heard only for the

purpose of expressly opting out of an objection or motion if that is his or her position.

22. Counsel are directed to deliver to opposing counsel at the end of each trial day (if not

earlier) a list of witnesses counsel anticipates calling the next trial day.

23. Counsel calling a non-client witness to testify should have no further discussions with

that witness concerning the case or any aspect of his or her testimony after the witness has been

tendered for cross-examination and until such time as the witness has been tendered back for redirect

examination. At all other times, within the bounds of governing ethics and the law, counsel may

engage in discussions with witnesses during trial.

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24. It is the practice of the Court periodically to inform counsel of the Court's record of how

much time each side has remaining for the presentation of evidence based upon the stipulated trial

schedule.

G. Daily Trial Transcript

25. Any counsel desiring daily or expedited transcripts during trial should make immediate

arrangements with the court reporter and should inform the Court and other counsel of such

intentions.

Dated: January 11, 2006 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Frank R. Ubhaus fru@berliner.com

James W. Lucey jlucey@carr-ferrell.com

James W. Lucey jlucey@carr-ferrell.com

John F. Domingue jfd_esq@yahoo.com

Dated: January 11, 2006 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Melissa Peralta

Courtroom Deputy

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