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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-FILED 10/30/07*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ESTATE OF ZIAM BOJCIC, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C05 3877 RS

ORDER RE TRIAL

PROCEEDINGS

As noted in the Court’s order on defendants’ motion for summary judgment, there is a factual

dispute in this action regarding whether plaintiffs properly submitted their tort claim, a prerequisite

to their claims for relief under state law. In the absence of any authority suggesting that issue is

triable to the Court, and because plaintiffs have declined to waive a jury as to that portion of the

case, the matter will be tried to the jury. Defendant’s request to bifurcate and try this issue first is

denied. The 15 hour time limit per side will remain in place.

The parties are directed to submit a proposed verdict form with special interrogatories that

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includes the threshold issue on plaintiffs’ state law claims referred to above no later than the

commencement of trial on November 6, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2007 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:

Rebecca Connolly Rebecca.Connolly@grunskylaw.com, Alice.Wilkerson@grunskylaw.com

Clifford S. Greenberg cao.main@ci.sj.ca.us

Kevin Roy McLean krm@bellilaw.com, webmaster@bellilaw.com

Cal J. Potter , lll lpotter@potterlawoffices.com

Randall H. Scarlett rscarlett@scarlettlawgroup.com, reormiston@scarlettlawgroup.com

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the Court's CM/ECF program. 

Dated: 10/30/07 Chambers of Judge Richard Seeborg

By: /s/ BAK 

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