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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH M. GIOVANNETTI, No. C 04-5514 NJV

Plaintiff, FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER

v.

TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA

STATE UNIVERSITY 

(HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY),

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: March 26, 2007.

a. Jury trial will begin on March 26, 2007 at 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 five days.

2. DISCOVERY

Discovery has been completed as of November 6, 2006.

3. MOTIONS

All dispositive motions have been heard as of November 6, 2006.

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4. FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A final pretrial conference shall be held on February 27, 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 January 26, 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;

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 

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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 February 23, 2007 counsel or parties shall serve and file any

opposition or objection to those items required in 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 

final pretrial conference unless otherwise ordered.

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8. JURY TRIAL

 a. Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of 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: December 19, 2006

_________________________________

NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Joseph M. Giovannetti No. C 04-5514 NJV

V. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Trustees of the California State 

University System

(Humboldt State University)

__________________________/

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on December 19, 2006, I SERVED a true and correct copy of the attached, by placing

said copy in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) listed below, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail; or by placing said copy into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Office of the Clerk.

Joseph Giovannetti

1480 Ridgewood Drive

Eureka, CA 95503

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By:/s/_______________________

Deputy Clerk

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