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Parties Involved:
Britz Fertilizers, Inc.
Plaintiff
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

BRITZ FERTILIZERS, INC.,

 

 Plaintiff, 

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NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS 

INSURANCE COMPANY,

 Defendant.

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Case No. 1:10:CV-02051-AWI-MJS

ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR 

A NEW TRIAL DATE AND 

RELATED DATES

Old Trial Date: August 11, 2015 

New Trial Date: February 23, 2016

Time: 8:30 am.

Place: Courtroom 2

Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii

On June 23, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation and request for continuation of 

the scheduled trial date in this matter to allow for mediation. The Court will grant the 

parties request with the modifications of briefing schedule made herein. 

 The New Trial Date is February 23, 2016, and the Trial Confirmation/Motions In 

Limine Hearing will be set for February 8, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. 

 Further as to briefing schedule for the Motions in Limine: 

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 1) Each party shall file and serve Motions in Limine by 4:00 P.M. on January 

5, 2016. 

2) Oppositions are to be filed and served by 4:00 P.M. on January 19, 2016. 

 3) Replies are to be filed and served by January 26, 2016. 

 In addition, the following deadlines will apply: 

 (1) in accordance with Section X of the June 19, 2015 Pretrial Order, Nationwide 

is authorized to file a pretrial motion to order the trial and a motion for preference as to 

the causation issue. Those motions must be filed by January 12, 2016. Any Opposition 

or statement of non-opposition must be filed by January 26, 2016. Any Reply must be 

filed by February 2, 2016. Further, pursuant to Section XV of the Pretrial Order, if any 

party seeks to have the trial proceed in a manner different than the court’s standard 

practice as set forth in section XV of the June 19, 2015 Pretrial Order, Doc 138, they 

may file a motion using the same timeline; 

 (2) in accordance with Section XX(A) of the June 19, 2015 Pretrial Order, the 

parties shall file and serve their final list of witnesses by Thursday, February 18, 2016. 

Additionally, at that time the parties shall disclose the order of witnesses so that the 

parties will be prepared for cross-examination; 

 (3) the parties may file and serve trial briefs by Thursday January 28, 2016. Any 

responding brief shall be filed by Wednesday February 3; 

 (4) in accordance with section XX(C) of the June 19, 2015 Pretrial Order, the 

parties shall deliver the required exhibit binders to Courtroom Clerk Renee Gaumnitz 

by Thursday, February 18; 

 (5) in accordance with section XX(D) of the Pretrial Order, each party shall file 

and serve a list of all discovery documents the party intends to use at trial by February 

18, 2016. If the discovery document has not previously been lodged with the Clerk, the 

party shall so lodge the document by February 18, 2016; 

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 (6) in accordance with section XX(G) of the Pretrial Order, the parties are 

required to lodge a copy of any videotape they wish to use, along with a copy of any 

written transcript that is available, by 4:00 P.M., on Thursday February 18, 2016; 

 (7) in accordance with section XX(I) of the Pretrial Order, proposed jury 

instructions shall be filed and served on February 2, 2016. The parties are ordered to 

confer after the February 9, 2016 hearing regarding the motions in limine to determine 

which instructions they agree should be given. If any disputes remain after resolution of 

the motions in limine, the parties are directed to identify for the court the specific 

objections which exists as to each disputed instruction by Monday, February 15, 2016; 

 (8) in accordance with section XX(J) of the Pretrial Order, the parties shall file 

and serve proposed voir dire questions on Thursday, February 18, 2016, in addition to a 

list of all prospective witnesses, including rebuttal witnesses, that counsel reasonably 

expect to call; 

 (9) in accordance with section XX(K) of the Pretrial Order, the parties shall lodge 

with the courtroom deputy a joint agreed summary of the case by Thursday, February 

18, 2016; and 

 (10) at least seven days before trial the parties are required to file a joint 

statement listing all portions of depositions, answers to interrogatories, and responses to 

requests for admission that any party expects it may offer at trial. The joint statement 

will include objections interposed by any party to the admissibility of the designated 

discovery documents. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 23, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 

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