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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEWAYNE WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

vs.

J. TURNER, et al,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:01-cv-01677-JKS(PC)

ORDER SETTING DATES FOR

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE,

DEADLINES FOR PRETRIAL

DOCUMENTS, AND TRIAL

I. CASE STATUS

All dispositive motions have been ruled upon. Both parties have signified readiness and

availability for trial during the last two weeks of September 2007.

Trial is set by jury on Monday, September 24, 2007, at 9:30 o’clock a.m., in

Courtroom No. 6, United States Courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, California. The trial is

estimated to require five (5) days, including jury selection. To facilitate the trial process, a Final

Pretrial Conference will be held immediately preceding the start of the trial at 9:00 o’clock a.m.,

Monday, September 24, 2007. 

II. PRETRIAL PROCEDURES

A Final Pretrial Conference, pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, is intended to provide a meaningful and efficient forum for the resolution of pretrial

conflicts, discourage wasteful trial practices, and thereby improve the quality of the trial. The

conference is designed to accomplish the following: limit and define the issues for trial;

determine an agreed-upon statement of facts; resolve objections and other matters relative to

witnesses and exhibits; and dispose of any final motions. In compliance with the Court’s Order

Setting Dates for Final Pretrial Conference, Deadlines for Pretrial Documents, and Trial entered

December 5, 2006, at Docket No.135, the parties submitted: (1) trial briefs; (2) final lists of

witnesses who will testify at trial; (3) final exhibit lists; (4) the Judge's Copy of trial exhibits

(lodged with the Clerk of Court); (5) proposed jury instructions; (6) proposed voir dire

questions; and (7) proposed special verdict questions (collectively “Pretrial Documents”). 

Except as modified herein, the Order at Docket No. 135 remains in force and effect.

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Any amendments to the proposed jury instructions, voir dire questions, or special verdict

questions must be submitted not later than August 24, 2007. Each party may, but is not required

to, file a final supplemental trial brief not later than September 14, 2007. Finally, a Final

Pretrial Conference will be held to discuss any remaining issues that need to be resolved on the

first day set for trial immediately prior to trial.

Prior to the Final Pretrial Conference, the Court will review the record, the joint Proposed

Pretrial Orders, and the supplemental trial briefs, which address issues that could not be resolved

by the parties prior to the submission of the Proposed Pretrial Order. The parties should be

prepared to discuss all unresolved issues at the Final Pretrial Conference. Following the

conclusion of the Final Pretrial Conference, the Court will issue a Final Pretrial Order that will

supersede the pleadings, determine the issues to be submitted at trial, and govern all further

proceedings. 

III. SUMMARY OF DEADLINES

A summary of the deadlines imposed by this Order is as follows:

Amended Pretrial Documents (Optional) August 24, 2007

Final Supplemental Trial Briefs (Optional) September 14, 2007

Final Pretrial Conference/Trial September 24, 2007

DATED at Anchorage, Alaska this 5th day of June 2007.

s/ James K. Singleton, Jr.

JAMES K. SINGLETON, JR.

United States District Court Judge

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