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Parties Involved:
Yaowapha Ritdet
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff
Steve Walter
Defendant

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

USA, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

YAOWAPHA RITDET and STEVE 

WALTER, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cr-00215-EMC 

FIRST AMENDED PRETRIAL 

ORDER FOR CRIMINAL JURY 

TRIAL AND BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE 

Good cause appearing, it is hereby ordered that: 

1. TRIAL DATE 

 a. Jury trial is rescheduled from 8/15/2016 to 1/23/2017 at 8:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. Typical court day 

for trial is 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Thursdays are dark. 

 b. The length of trial is expected to last not more than 2 weeks. 

2. DISCOVERY 

 Both sides will comply with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Criminal 

Local Rule 16-1. The United States will comply with Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), 

Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972) and United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976). 

3. MOTIONS 

 a. Pretrial motions (including motions in limine) shall be noticed and set for 

hearing on 1/3/2017 at 2:30 p.m. Motions in limine and other pre-trial motions shall be filed with 

the Court by 12/6/2016; responses are due 12/13/2016. The briefing schedule for all motions 

shall comply with Criminal Local Rule 47-2. 

 b. Criminal Local Rule 16-1(c) disclosure shall be made no later than 

11/18/2016.

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4. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

 a. A pretrial conference will be held on 1/3/2017 at 2:30 p.m. The attorneys 

who will try the case shall attend the conference and be prepared to discuss the matters set forth in 

Criminal Local Rule 17.1-1. 

 b. Not less than four (4) weeks before the Pretrial Conference, the parties 

shall, consistent with defendant's right to an effective defense, complete the following: 

 (1) Serve and file a pretrial statement pursuant to Crim. L.R. 17.1-1(b). 

 (2) Serve and file a trial brief setting forth the following: 

 (a) A description of each offense charged in the case. 

(b) A description of all of the relevant facts upon which the 

parties stipulate. 

(c) A brief description of the law applicable to each alleged 

offense, including, but not limited to, a listing of the 

elements of each alleged offense and affirmative defense and 

any instructions that the Court should consider in reaching a 

decision in the case. 

(d) Points of law on any other issues relevant to the trial, 

including all foreseeable procedural and evidentiary issues. 

(3) Serve and file a joint exhibit list in tabular form, with (a) a column 

that briefly describes the exhibit; (b) a column that describes for 

what purpose the party will offer the exhibit and identifies its 

sponsoring witness; (c) a column that states any objections to the 

exhibit; (d) a column that briefly responds to the objections; and (e) 

a blank column for the Court’s use. Before this list is filed with the 

Court, the parties shall meet and confer, in person, to consider 

exhibit numbers, to eliminate duplicate exhibits and confusion over 

exhibits, and to make a good faith effort to stipulate to admissibility. 

If stipulation is not possible, the parties shall make every effort to 

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stipulate to authenticity and foundation absent a legitimate (not 

tactical) objection. 

(4) Serve and file a list of the witnesses that each party intends to call at 

the trial in its case-in-chief, not including rebuttal witnesses, briefly 

setting forth for each witness the substance of their testimony. 

(5) Exchange exhibits, which shall be pre-marked (plaintiff shall use 

numbers; defendant shall use non-duplicative consecutive numbers 

as agreed in advance) and tabbed. 

(6) Deliver two (2) binders of all pre-marked exhibits to chambers 

(exhibits are not to be filed). Exhibits must be premarked. In 

addition, one set of exhibits must be tagged. Exhibits shall be threehole punched and shall be submitted in binders. Sample tags are 

attached as Exhibit A hereto. 

(7) Serve and file proposed jury instructions on all substantive issues 

and on any procedural issue not adequately covered by the Court's 

standard instructions (i.e. the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model 

Criminal Jury Instructions (2003 ed. as amended through 2006) 

(also available on the Ninth Circuit website at 

www.ce9.uscourts.gov) shall be given absent objection: 1.1-1.12, 

2.1-2.2, 3.1-3.2, 3.5-3.9, 7.1-7.6. 

(a) Any instruction contained in the Ninth Circuit Model 

Instructions Manual may be requested by designation of its 

number. 

(b) Each other instruction shall be requested by setting forth the 

instruction in full text on a separate sheet with reference to 

supporting legal authority. 

(c) Prior to filing the proposed instructions, the parties shall 

meet and confer and work in good faith towards a stipulated 

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set of instructions. If a full agreement is not reached, the 

parties shall enumerate the instructions on which an 

agreement is reached and then list separately the additional 

instructions proposed by each party. 

(8) Serve and lodge a proposed form of verdict and proposed questions 

for jury voir dire. Voir dire questions not agreed to shall be listed 

separately. 

c. Not less than three (3) weeks prior to the Pretrial Conference, the parties 

shall: 

(1) Serve and file any formal objections to the opposing party's 

witnesses. As to objections to exhibits on the exhibit list, the 

objecting party shall set forth a detailed basis for each objection. 

Failure to do so shall be deemed a waiver. 

d. No party shall be permitted to call any witness or offer any exhibit in their 

case in chief that is not disclosed pursuant to this Pretrial Order, without leave of Court for 

good cause shown, consistent with defendant's right to an effective defense. 

e. All motions in limine shall be heard at the Pretrial Conference. 

5. CHALLENGES 

 The procedure for exercising peremptory challenges in Criminal Local 

Rules 24-2 and 24-3 will be observed absent objection by the parties. 

6. COPIES 

 Each document filed or lodged with the Court must be accompanied by a copy for 

use in the Judge's chambers. 

7. CHANGE OF PLEA 

 Counsel shall give prompt notice to the United States Attorney and to the 

Court of any intention to change a previously entered not guilty plea. A written plea agreement 

must be submitted at least one (1) day in advance of the plea. 

8. Jury instructions, proposed form of verdict, and requested voir dire shall also be 

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submitted to Chambers in Word format on a CD. 

Dated: June 6, 2016 

________________________ 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

United States District Judge 

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Juror Questionnaire 

1. Name 

2. City of residence 

3. Occupational status. 

4. Educational background. 

5. Organizations. 

6. Hobbies. 

7. Marital status. 

8. Spouse’s occupation. 

9. Children (including ages). 

10. If a juror on another case. 

11. If ever a grand juror. 

12. If ever in the military. 

 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Case Number: 

PLTF / DEFT EXHIBIT NO._____________ 

Date Admitted:________________________ 

By:_______________________________ 

 Betty Lee, Deputy Clerk 

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