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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSAN HUNT,

Plaintiff,

v.

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-05966-HSG 

ORDER RE JOINT PRETRIAL 

FILINGS

This Court’s Civil Pretrial and Trial Standing Order requires that the pretrial statement, 

proposed jury instructions, proposed voir dire questions, proposed verdict forms, and proposed 

statement of the case be filed jointly. On October 8, 9, and 13, 2015, the parties filed a flurry of 

pretrial documents, the vast majority of which were filed separately in violation of the Court’s 

Standing Order. See Dkt. Nos. 185-202. 

The parties are directed to meet and confer again and jointly file those pretrial documents 

required by the Standing Order. In particular, the parties are directed to make a good faith attempt 

to resolve their outstanding disputes related to the proposed jury instructions. The parties are 

encouraged to use model instructions wherever possible. If agreement cannot be reached, each 

party must explain in no more than one page why the Court should give that party’s proposed 

instruction and cite to relevant authority supporting its position. Any party proposing a deviation 

from a model instruction must fully explain why such a deviation is necessary. Additionally, the 

parties did not categorize the instructions as preliminary, general, or concluding. The parties are 

directed to meet and confer to divide the instructions into such categories.

The revised joint pretrial filings are due on October 16, 2015. By noon on October 19, 

2015, the parties shall submit two courtesy copies of all of the pretrial filings, with each set of 

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copies neatly organized into a single side-tabbed binder. The parties need not submit additional 

copies of their motions in limine or oppositions to motions in limine.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2015

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

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