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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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STIPULATION BETWEEN PARTIES REGARDING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER THEREON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTHA RIVERA, MAO HER,

ALICIA ALVAREZ, EVA ARRIOLA,

PEUANG BOUNNHONG, CHHOM

CHAN, BEE LEE, PAULA

MARTINEZ, MARIA MEDINA, MAI

MEEMOUA, MARGARITA

MENDOZA, BAO NHIA MOUA,

ISIDRA MURILLO, MARIA

NAVARRO, VATH RATTANATAY,

OFELIA RIVERA, SARA RIVERA,

MARIA RODRIGUEZ, MARIA RUIZ,

MARIA VALDIVIA, SY VANG,

YOUA XIONG, and SEE YANG, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

NIBCO, INC., an Indiana corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. CIV F 99-6443 AWI SMS

STIPULATION BETWEEN

PARTIES REGARDING TRIAL

AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

AND ORDER THEREON

Plaintiffs MARTHA RIVERA, MAO HER, ALICIA ALVAREZ, EVA

ARRIOLA, PEUANG BOUNNHONG, CHHOM CHAN, BEE LEE, PAULA MARTINEZ,

MARIA MEDINA, MAI MEEMOUA, MARGARITA MENDOZA, BAO NHIA MOUA,

ISIDRA MURILLO, MARIA NAVARRO, VATH RATTANATAY, OFELIA RIVERA,

SARA RIVERA, MARIA RODRIGUEZ, MARIA RUIZ, MARIA VALDIVIA, SY VANG,

YOUA XIONG, and SEE YANG (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant NIBCO, INC. (“Defendant”),

by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The Court has previously bifurcated this case into two phases – liability

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and damages.

2. That the pretrial conference on both phases – liability and damages –

shall occur on August 11, 2008.

3. That motions in limine concerning the liability phase shall be filed by

August 15, 2008, with opposition thereto to be filed by September 2, 2008, and replies thereto

to be filed by September 12, 2008, and with the hearing thereon to be conducted during the

week of September 15, 2008.

4. That the trial of the liability phase of this matter shall commence on

October 7, 2008, and is expected to be approximately 30 court days in duration.

5. That in the event of a finding of liability against Defendant Nibco and if

trial on damages is permitted, the parties request that the Court order that the same jury that

decided liability will also decide the damage phase.

6. The parties request that the Court now order that any trial on the damage

phase proceed after completion of the trial on the liability phase with the same jury. The

parties currently estimate that the damage phase, if it occurs, will take approximately fifteen

court days, although the parties reserve the right to modify that estimate. The parties will

provide a further estimate to the Court and discuss motions in limine and other issues at the

Pretrial Conference.

DATED: 9/26/07 /s/ Christopher Ho

 

Legal Aid Society 

Employment Law Center

By Christopher Ho

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: 10/04/07 /s/ William J. Smith

W. J. Smith & Associates

By William J. Smith

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: 10/4/07 /s/ William C. Hahesy

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William C. Hahesy, 

Attorney for Defendant

Nibco, Inc.

DATED: 9/27/07

/s/ Howard A. Sagaser

Sagaser, Jones & Helsley

By Howard A. Sagaser

Attorneys for Defendant

Nibco, Inc.

ORDER

The Court having reviewed the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing

therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. That the pretrial conference on both phases – liability and damages –

shall occur on August 11, 2008;

2. That motions in limine concerning the liability phase shall be filed by

August 15, 2008, with opposition thereto to be filed by September 2, 2008, and replies thereto

to be filed by September 12, 2008, with the hearing thereon to be conducted on September 19,

2008, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 2;

3. That the trial of the liability phase of this matter shall commence on

October 7, 2008, and is expected to be approximately 30 court days in duration;

4. That in the event of a finding of liability against Defendant Nibco, the

same jury that decided liability will decide the damage phase, which is expected to be

approximately fifteen court days, although the parties reserve the right to modify that estimate. 

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5. The parties will provide a further estimate to the Court and discuss

motions in limine and other issues at the Pretrial Conference; and

6. In light of the voluminous nature of the documents filed in connection

with summary judgment, the parties are strongly encouraged to meet

and confer, prior to the pre-trial conference, to resolve among

themselves through stipulation, wherever possible, the subject matter of

potential motions in limine so as to reduce the number of motions in

limine filed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 9, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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