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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANDI HAYDEN, No. C 05-01785 NJV

Plaintiff,

PRETRIAL ORDER

v.

REDWOODS COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE DISTRICT,

Defendant.

___________________________/

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and Civ. L.R. 16-10(b), the following final pretrial order

is entered:

1. TRIAL DATE: August 21, 2007.

a. Jury trial will begin on August 21, 2007at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 205A, 2nd Floor,

514 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501.

b. The length of the trial will be no more than fifteen days.

2. NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY

Discovery has been completed as of January 23, 2007.

3. EXPERT DISCOVERY

Expert discovery shall be completed as follows:

a. Expert disclosure: April 27, 2007.

b. Expert rebuttals: May 11, 2007

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c. Close of expert discovery: May 25, 2007

4. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A final pretrial conference shall be held on August 9, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom

205A, 2nd Floor. Each party shall attend personally or by counsel who will try the case.

On or before June 15, 2007 the parties shall:

(i). serve and file their pretrial statement.

The pretrial statement shall include the disclosures required by Fed. R.Civ.P.26(a)(3)

as well as the following:

1. Witnesses to be Called

2. Exhibits, Schedules and Summaries

3. Use of Discovery Responses at Trial

4. Any other concerns of the parties

5. At the same time that the parties file their joint pretrial statement they shall

also:

a. Serve and file trial briefs, which shall specify

each cause of action and defense remaining

to be tried along with a statement of the

applicable legal standard (no opposition shall

be filed);

b. Serve and file motions in limine which shall be contained in one

document. Motions in limine will be decided at the Pretrial

Conference.

6. Serve and file a list of excerpts from discovery that will be offered at trial, specifying

the witness, page and line references and whether the excerpt is to be offered in lieu of

testimony or as impeachment;

7. Serve and file a list of witnesses likely to be called at trial, in person or by deposition,

other than solely for impeachment or rebuttal, with a brief statement describing the substance

of the testimony to be given;

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8. Serve and file a numerical list of exhibits (including demonstrative exhibits that may

be admitted into evidence but not those that are purely illustrative), with a brief statement

describing the substance and purpose of each exhibit and the name of the sponsoring witness;

9. Exchange exhibits which shall be premarked, tabbed and in binders (plaintiff shall

use numbers and defendant shall use letters); and deliver the original and two duplicate sets

of all premarked exhibits to chambers (exhibits are not to be filed) at least one week before

trial.

(See Label)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. ________________

Exhibit No. ______________

Date entered: ____________

RICHARD W. WIEKING, Clerk

By: _____________________

Deputy Clerk

10. Serve and file proposed joint voir dire questions and joint jury instructions.

11. Serve and file a proposed verdict form which contains no reference to submitting

party.

12. One courtesy copy of trial briefs and motions in limine shall be provided.

13. No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in its case in chief

that is not disclosed in these pretrial filings without leave of court and for good cause.

14. On or before June 29, 2007, counsel or parties shall serve and file any opposition

or objection to those items required by section 1 through 11 above of this order. Additionally,

counsel or parties shall file any objections to the qualifications of expert witnesses contained

in the opposing party's witness list. Objections not filed as required will be deemed waived.

No replies shall be filed. All motions and objections shall be heard at the pretrial conference

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unless otherwise ordered.

5. JURY TRIAL

a. Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of additional voir dire questions

to be posed by the court. Any voir dire questions on which counsel cannot agree may be

submitted separately. Counsel will be allowed brief follow-up voir dire after the court's

questioning.

b. The following jury instructions from the Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions

for the Ninth Circuit (1997 Edition) will be given absent objection: 1.01 - 1.12, 2.01 - 2.02,

3.01 - 3.03, 3.05 -3.08. The Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions is available on the

website for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at

www.cand.uscourts.gov. Click on the 9th Circuit home page button at the lower left of the first

screen and then choose the Manual from the list on the right hand side of the next screen.

Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of case specific instructions, using the Ninth Circuit

Manual where appropriate. Do not submit duplicates of those listed above. Any instructions

on which counsel cannot agree may be submitted separately. Each requested instruction shall

be typed in full on a separate page with citations to the authority upon which it is based and

a reference to the party submitting it. A second blind copy of each instruction and verdict

form shall also be submitted omitting the citation to the authority and the reference to the

submitting party.

9. All documents filed with the Clerk of the Court shall list the civil case number followed

by the initials NJV. One copy shall be clearly marked chambers copy.

DATED: 1/23/07

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NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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