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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICK OLAGUIBEL,

Plaintiff,

v.

LHOIST NORTH AMERICA OF 

ARIZONA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-07655-MMC 

PRETRIAL PREPARATION ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local 

Rules of this Court:

JURY TRIAL DATE: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom 7, 19th floor.

TRIAL LENGTH is estimated to be 3-5 days.

DISCOVERY PLAN: Per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules, subject to any

provisions below.

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: October 22, 2019.

DESIGNATION OF EXPERTS:

Plaintiff/Defendant: No later than November 5, 2019.

Plaintiff/Defendant: Rebuttal no later than November 19, 2019.

Parties shall conform to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2).

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF: December 3, 2019.

DISCOVERY MATTERS are referred to a Magistrate Judge and are to be noticed for hearing 

before the assigned Magistrate Judge.

DEADLINE TO AMEND PLEADINGS: May 1, 2019.

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS shall be filed no later than February 18, 2020, and shall be noticed 

for hearing 35 days thereafter.

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SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE shall be held before Magistrate Judge and scheduled to take 

place no later than 30 days prior to the Pretrial Conference.

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE: June 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

COUNSEL WHO INTEND TO TRY THE CASE MUST ATTEND THE 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Counsel shall be prepared to discuss all aspects 

of the case, including settlement. Pretrial shall conform to the attached 

instructions.

MEET AND CONFER (Civil L.R. 16-10(b)(5): Lead trial counsel shall meet and confer no later 

than .

FURTHER STATUS CONFERENCE: Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

FURTHER STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT DUE: Friday, February 28, 2020.

ADDITIONAL ORDERS: 

Case referred to private mediation by agreement of the parties. Mediation to be held within 90 

days of this order. 

See attached Pretrial Instructions.

PLAINTIFF IS ORDERED TO SERVE A COPY OF THIS ORDER ON ANY PARTY 

SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED IN THIS ACTION.

Dated: March 25, 2019

______________________________________

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

(Revised 9/2015)

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PRETRIAL INSTRUCTIONS

In advance of complying with the following pretrial requirements, for the purpose of preparing 

for the Pretrial Conference and to discuss settlement, counsel SHALL meet and confer in good 

faith and no later than the meet and confer deadline set forth in the attached order.

A. PRETRIAL STATEMENT: No later than ten court days before the scheduled 

Pretrial Conference, the parties shall file a joint Pretrial Statement which shall set forth: 

1. The substance of the action; 

2. The relief claimed, including the particular elements of the damages claimed; 

3. The factual issues remaining, as well as any stipulations of fact; 

4. The legal issues, including a concise statement of each disputed point of law 

concerning liability or relief and citing supporting statutory and case law; 

5. A current estimate as to the length of the trial; 

6. The status of the case with respect to alternative dispute resolution.

7. A list of witnesses likely to be called at trial. Expert witnesses shall be listed 

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

B. JURY INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Joint Set of Agreed Upon Instructions: The parties shall jointly prepare a set of 

agreed upon jury instructions, which shall be filed ten court days prior to the Pretrial 

Conference. 

2. Separate Instructions: Separate instructions may be submitted only as to those 

instructions upon which the parties cannot agree. Each separate instruction shall note on its face 

the identity of the party submitting such instruction. Separate instructions shall be filed ten court 

days prior to the Pretrial Conference. 

No later than ten court days prior to the Pretrial Conference, the party or parties 

objecting to an instruction shall file a written objection to such instruction. The form of the 

objection shall be as follows: 

(a) Set forth in full the instruction to which the objection is made; 

(b) Provide concise argument and citations to authority explaining why the opposing 

party's instruction is improper; and 

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(c) Set forth in full an alternative instruction, if any. 

3. Substance and Format of Instructions: The instructions shall cover all substantive 

issues. Proposed instructions shall be consecutively numbered. Each proposed instruction shall 

be typed in full on a separate page and cover only one subject, to be indicated in the title. 

Citations to the authorities upon which the instruction is based shall be included. Instructions 

shall be brief, clear, written in plain English and free of argument. Pattern or form instructions 

shall be revised to address the particular facts and issues of the case.

C. VOIR DIRE AND VERDICT FORMS: No later than ten court days prior to

the Pretrial Conference each party shall serve and file proposed questions for jury voir dire and 

a proposed form of verdict.

D. FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW: In non-jury cases, no 

later than ten court days prior to the Pretrial Conference, each party shall serve and lodge with 

the Court proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues. Proposed 

findings shall be brief, and free of pejorative language and argument. Whenever possible, parties 

shall deliver to the Courtroom Deputy copies of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law 

on a CD in WordPerfect format. The disk label shall include the name of the parties, the case 

number and a description of the documents.

E. EXHIBITS:

1. Copies of Exhibits for Other Parties: No later than ten court days prior to the 

Pretrial Conference, each party shall provide every other party with one set of all proposed 

exhibits, charts, schedules, summaries, diagrams and other similar documentary materials to be 

used in its case in chief at trial, together with a complete list (see attached form) of all such 

proposed exhibits. Voluminous exhibits shall be reduced by elimination of irrelevant portions or 

through the use of summaries. Each item shall be pre-marked with an exhibit sticker (see 

attached form), plaintiff's exhibits with numbers, defendant's exhibits with letters or with 

numbers sequenced to begin after plaintiff's exhibit numbers. If there are numerous exhibits, 

they should be provided in three-ring binders with marked tab separators. All exhibits which 

have not been provided as required are subject to exclusion.

2. Stipulations Re: Admissibility: Prior to the Pretrial Conference, the parties shall 

make a good faith effort to stipulate exhibits into evidence and be prepared to place their 

admission on the record at the Pretrial Conference. If stipulation to admission in evidence is not 

possible, the parties shall make every effort to stipulate to authenticity and foundation absent a 

legitimate (not tactical) objection.

3. Copies of Exhibits for the Court: Two sets of exhibits shall be provided to the 

Court on the first day of trial. Each set shall be in binders, tabbed and indexed.

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\ 4. Disposition of Exhibits after Trial: Upon the conclusion of the trial, each party 

shall retain its exhibits through the appellate process. It is each party's responsibility to make 

arrangements with the Clerk of the Court to file the record on appeal.

F. WITNESSES:

1. Jury Trials: The Pretrial Conference Statement shall include a list of witnesses 

likely to be called at trial, other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal. Expert witnesses shall 

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

2. Non-Jury Trials: In non-jury cases, each party shall serve and lodge with the 

Court a written narrative statement of the proposed direct testimony of each witness under that 

party's control. Each statement shall be marked as an exhibit and shall be in a form suitable to be 

received into evidence.

G. MOTIONS IN LIMINE: Motions in limine are limited to motions to exclude 

specific items of evidence (i.e., specific testimony or exhibits) on a ground and upon such 

authority as would be sufficient to sustain an objection to such evidence at trial. 

1. Motions in limine shall be filed and served no later than ten court days prior to the 

date set for the Pretrial Conference. Any party opposing such a motion in limine shall file and 

serve its opposition papers no later than five court days prior to the Pretrial Conference. No 

reply papers will be considered. 

2. Each motion in limine and each opposition thereto, shall be individually numbered and 

filed as a separate document. 

H. LIST OF EXHIBITS WITH STIPULATIONS AND OBJECTIONS: No later 

than one court day prior to the Pretrial Conference the parties shall file with the Court a list of 

all exhibits admitted by stipulation; and a list of all exhibits as to which objections have been 

made, with a brief notation indicating which party objects and for what reason.

I. OTHER PRETRIAL MATTERS

1. Settlement Conferences - Any party utilizing another form of Alternative Dispute 

Resolution who wishes to arrange a settlement conference before a judge or magistrate judge 

thereafter may do so by contacting the Courtroom Deputy.

2. Daily Transcripts - If transcripts will be requested during or immediately after 

trial, arrangements must be made with the court reporter at least one week before trial 

commences.

Attachments

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CASE NO. CR - MMC DATE: 

___________________________ v. __________________________

EXHIBIT LIST

( ) Plaintiff ( ) Defendant

EXHIBIT

NUMBER MARKED ADMITTED DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

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Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. _______1_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______A ________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. _______2_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______B_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. ________3________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______C_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. ________4________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______D_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. ________5________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______E_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

PLTF Exhibit No. ________6________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

Case No. _________________________

DEFT Exhibit No. _______F_________

Date Admitted _____________________

Signature _________________________

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