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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VICTOR BOYCE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

INDEPENDENT BREWERS UNITED 

CORPORATION AND NORTH AMERICAN 

BREWERIES, INC, PYRAMID BREWERIES, INC. AND DOES 1-30, INCLUSIVE, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-2263 

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 1 

Having considered the filings to date and the arguments and other submissions at the 

Pretrial Conference, held on February 10, 2017, for good cause shown the Court enters the 

following orders: 

1. Trial Date and Schedule: The trial of this matter is confirmed to proceed in 

Courtroom 1 on Monday, February 27, 2017. Counsel shall arrive in court early 

enough to proceed promptly at 8:30 a.m. with trial testimony. Trial schedule will 

be Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with two fifteen minute 

breaks which will allow for 4.5 hours of trial testimony per day. Friday’s schedule 

will be set on an as needed basis. Any matters requiring Court attention outside of 

trial testimony shall be resolved from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or after the Court’s 

2:00 p.m. standing calendars. 

Parties are limited to eleven (11) hours of testimony per side. Such time 

includes both direct and cross-examination and both opening and closing 

statements, to the extent used. 

2. Trial Briefs shall be filed by the Thursday, February 23, 2017. The parties are 

advised that the Court will require post-trial briefs after the close of evidence with 

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direct citations to the record. 

3. Standard Motions in Limine: The Court hereby orders that: (a) witnesses shall be 

excluded until testimony is completed; (b) there shall be no reference to or 

evidence presented of settlement discussions, mediation, or insurance; and (c) there 

shall be no reference to or evidence presented of wealth or lack thereof of any party 

except in the punitive damage phase of a case, to the extent it exists. 

Parties are ordered to admonish witnesses of the Court’s rulings. Failure to comply 

with a ruling by the Court may result in sanctions, including without limitation the 

striking of the witness’s entire testimony. 

4. Witnesses: The parties are limited to calling the witnesses submitted on the list 

filed for the Pretrial Conference. Upon a showing of good cause, including for 

rebuttal or impeachment purposes, additional witnesses will only be allowed by 

Court order. 

5. Exhibits and Exhibit Lists: 

 The parties are limited to using the Exhibits submitted to the Court on the 

Friday before the trial date except to the extent that the parties are conferring on 

summaries of the more voluminous exhibits. No witness may be shown any 

document or other object until it has been marked for identification using an exhibit 

number. By Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the parties shall file updated Exhibit 

Lists identifying those for which a stipulation of admissibility exists with an “S” in 

the appropriate box. 

In accordance with the specifications set forth in the Court’s Standing 

Order, paragraph 6.h., exhibits (the originals and two additional sets) shall be 

delivered to the Court no later than Friday, February 24, 2017. 

6. Equipment: Projectors, screens, and similar equipment must be tested in the 

courtroom prior to the day when it will be used. Arrangements may be made with 

the Courtroom Deputy, Frances Stone, at (510) 637-3540, as to appropriate time for 

doing so. The United States Marshal Service requires a court order to allow 

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equipment. To the extent required, parties will need to file a detailed request set 

forth in a proposed form order. 

7. Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 Offers: Counsel shall lodge with the Court on the first day of 

trial, in a sealed envelope, any offers of judgment made under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68. 

8. Doe Defendants: All Doe Defendants will be deemed dismissed once the first 

witness is sworn. 

9. Depositions to be Used at Trial: Any party intending to use a deposition 

transcript at trial for any purpose shall lodge the signed original (or a 

certified/stipulated copy if, for any reason, the original is not available) for use by 

the Court and shall have extra copies available for use by him/herself and the 

witness. All other parties are expected to have their own copies available. The 

parties shall each prepare and provide an index of the lodged transcripts and shall 

review the same with the courtroom deputy upon lodging the transcripts. Before 

each trial day, counsel shall confer with the courtroom deputy and identify which 

of the transcripts may be used that day. 

10. Witnesses at Trial: The party presenting evidence shall give the other party 24 

hours written notice of the witnesses to be called unless otherwise agreed upon by 

the parties themselves. The parties are admonished that use of trial time is critical 

given the limited resources of the Court. All parties must have witnesses ready and 

available to testify. If the party presenting evidence does not have a witness ready 

to be called once a prior witness steps down, that party may be deemed to have 

rested its case. Witnesses may be taken out of order upon stipulation or with leave 

of Court provided that the circumstances giving rise to such an accommodation are 

promptly called to the attention of opposing counsel and the Court. 

11. Objections: There shall be no “speaking objections,” and no rebuttal unless 

requested by the Court, in which case it shall be brief—e.g., “hearsay,” and if a 

rebuttal requested, “not offered for the truth.” 

12. Requests for Transcripts: If transcripts will be requested during or immediately 

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after the trial, arrangements must be made with the Court Reporter Coordinator 

(Telephone No. 510-637-3534) at least one week prior to the commencement of 

the trial. 

13. Settlement: Counsel shall promptly notify the Court by telephone and email (for 

after hours, use: ygrchambers@cand.uscourts.gov) of any settlement. The 

notification shall indicate what further steps need to be taken to finalize the 

settlement. Parties are advised that the trial and all trial-related dates will not be 

vacated until a dismissal is filed, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. 

14. Trial Decorum and Procedure: Counsel, parties, and witnesses are expected to 

conduct themselves at all times, on or off the record, in a professional and 

courteous manner during trial. Do NOT approach other parties’ witnesses without 

permission. You may approach your own non-hostile witnesses without 

permission. 

15. Other: 

This confirms that the Court has encouraged lead counsel to allow 

associates on the case to participate in witness examinations. 

Failure to comply with the obligations set forth in this order will result in 

sanctions appropriate to the gravity of the failure, including, but not limited to 

monetary fines and/or terminating sanctions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 10, 2017 

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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