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Parties Involved:
Golden Gate Scenic Steamship Corporation
Defendant
Anthony Stamps
Plaintiff

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANTHONY STAMPS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GOLDEN GATE SCENIC STEAMSHIP 

CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 14-cv-05587-SC 

STATUS CONFERENCE ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

 (1) This case is set for trial on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., or as 

soon thereafter as the court may designate, all counsel having been advised that they must be 

prepared to go to trial on a trailing basis. This order shall also apply to all trial continuance dates. 

 (2) All discovery shall be completed and all depositions taken by November 18, 

2015. 

 (3) The last hearing date for motions, to be noticed in accordance with Civil Local 

Rule 7-2, is Friday, January 8, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Counsel should check this Court's 

scheduling notes for available dates prior to noticing any motions for hearing. 

 (4) All counsel shall meet prior to the pretrial conference to discuss the preparation 

of a joint pretrial statement and possible settlement of the action. Within one week thereafter, all 

counsel shall sign and file a written statement briefly summarizing the result of said conference, 

insofar as possible settlement is concerned. 

 (5) A pretrial conference shall be held before the court on Friday, February 5, 

2016, at 10:00 a.m. 

 (6) Motions in Limine will be heard at the pretrial conference. Motions in limine 

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are to be filed and served no later than ten (10) days prior to the pretrial conference, oppositions 

are to be filed and served no later than five (5) days prior to the pretrial conference. 

 (7) Not less than fourteen calendar days prior to the date set for trial, the parties 

shall: 

 (a) serve and file trial briefs; 

 (b) submit a list of the witnesses, including expert witnesses, they intend 

to present and any Daubert challenges (if not presented they will be deemed waived), the order of 

presentation, and an estimate of testimony time (both direct and cross), and a brief statement as to 

the content of the witness' testimony. No witnesses other than those on said list shall be allowed 

to testify (except upon express order of the court), also with reference to expert witnesses, FRCP 

Rule 26 will be adhered to and applied; 

 (c) serve and file statements designating excerpts from depositions 

(specifying the witness and page and line references), from interrogatory answers and from 

responses to requests for admission to be offered at the trial other than for impeachment or 

rebuttal; 

 (d) exchange copies of all exhibits to be offered and all schedules, 

summaries, diagrams and charts to be used at the trial other than for impeachment or rebuttal. 

Upon request, a party shall make the original or the underlying documents of any exhibit available 

for inspection and copying. Each proposed exhibit shall be pre-marked for identification in a 

manner clearly distinguishing plaintiff from defendant, and a list of exhibits shall be prepared by 

each party. 

 (8) (a) If a jury trial has been demanded, the parties shall not less than fourteen 

days before the date set for trial, e-file with the court, proposed voir dire questions, a complete set 

of proposed jury instructions and verdict form upon which they have agreed, including all standard 

instructions regarding the role of jurors, organization of the jury, communication with the court, 

etc. At the same time, each party shall e-file with the court, all proposed jury instructions upon 

which any other party does not agree, noting the corresponding instruction, if any, being lodged by 

the other party. Each proposed instruction shall (I) be concise and free from argument; (ii) show 

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the identity of the offering party; (iii) be typewritten in full on separate pages; (iv) be 

consecutively numbered; and (v) set forth specific citations to supporting authority. 

 (b) If a non-jury trial is requested, each party must submit proposed 

findings of fact and conclusions of law and form of judgment at least fourteen days before trial. 

 (9) Each party shall see to it that all depositions are brought to court on the trial 

date. 

 (10) No provisions of the order may be changed except by order of this court upon 

its own motion, or upon motion of one or more parties made pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7. 

 (11) Failure to strictly comply fully with each and all provisions of this order will 

be deemed sufficient grounds to impose sanctions, which may include dismissal of the action, 

dismissal of cross-complaint, dismissal of defenses, or refusal of testimony of witnesses not listed 

per 7(b) above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 3, 2015 

______________________________________ 

SAMUEL CONTI 

United States District Judge 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXHIBIT MARKERS, EXHIBIT LIST, AND TRANSCRIPTS 

EXHIBIT MARKERS 

 Counsel should fill in the appropriate markers leaving the "Date Entered" and 

"Deputy Clerk" lines blank. 

 Plaintiff's exhibits should be denoted as: 1, 2, 3, etc. Defendant's exhibits should 

be denoted as: A, B, C, etc. 

EXHIBIT LIST 

 Counsel are to supply all the requested information with the exception of the two 

"Date Boxes." 

COLOR OF EXHIBIT BINDERS 

 Plaintiff's exhibit binders must be black and Defendant's exhibit binders must be 

white. 

TRANSCRIPTS 

 Should a daily transcript and/or realtime reporting be desired, arrangements must be 

made with the Courtroom Deputy at least fourteen (14) days before the scheduled trial 

date. 

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CASE NO.______________________ DATE: ___________________ 

___________________________ v. __________________________ 

EXHIBIT LIST 

 ( ) Plaintiff ( ) Defendant 

EXHIBIT 

NUMBER MARKED ADMITTED DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Case No. _________________________ 

PLTF Exhibit No. _______1__________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

Signature _________________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______A ________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

Signature _________________________ 

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PLTF Exhibit No. _______2__________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

Signature _________________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______B_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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PLTF Exhibit No. ________3_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______C_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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PLTF Exhibit No. ________4________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______D_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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PLTF Exhibit No. ________5_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______E_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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PLTF Exhibit No. ________6_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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DEFT Exhibit No. _______F_________ 

Date Admitted _____________________ 

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