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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 

YUGEN KAISHA Y.K.F., 

 

Plaintiffs,

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 STEPHANIE DODSON, 

 

Defendants.

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No. C-08-225 SC

ORDER RE: COURT TRIAL

PREPARATION FOR JUDGE

SAMUEL CONTI 

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COURT TRIAL PREPARATION FOR JUDGE CONTI

A. Required Submissions

No later than fourteen (14)calendar days before trial, each

party shall e-file with this court, serve upon all other parties

and provide three courtesy copies directly to chambers of the

following: 

(1) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (a

fourth copy of which must be provided in Word format and e-mailed

to Judge Conti’s proposed order mail box,

scPO@cand.uscourts.gov).

(2) A trial brief.

(3) A list of exhibits conforming substantially to the form

attached as Appendix A. Upon request of a party, any party shall

make the original of any exhibit available for inspection and/or

copying.

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(4) A list of witnesses, including expert witnesses, in the

expected order of their presentation. The witness list shall

also include:

(a) a brief statement as to the content of the

witness' testimony;

(b) an estimate of the time of the witness' testimony,

on both direct and cross examination;

(c) any expert testimony shall strictly comply with

FRC Rule 26(a);

(d) any Daubert objections to the testimony of any

expert or witness should be raised with the Court

by motion (10) days before trial. Or objection is

WAIVED.

No witnesses other than those on said list shall be allowed to

testify, except upon express order of this court.

(5) A statement designating all excerpts from depositions

(specifying the witness' name, with page and line references),

answers to interrogatories, and responses to requests for

admission to be offered at trial for any purpose other than

impeachment or rebuttal.

B. Exhibit Binders

Exhibits that can be reduced to 8.5" by 11" form (i.e.

written documents, photographs, etc.) should be placed in threering binders with each exhibit tabbed on the side. A copy of the

exhibit list should be placed in the front of the binder. 

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Binders should be clearly labeled on the outside as to which

party's exhibits and what exhibit numbers they contain. The

parties should prepare four (4) sets of binders: two sets for the

Judge’s chambers, one for the witness to refer to and one for the

clerk to act as the original. The original copy should have an

exhibit marker stapled to the first page of each exhibit in the

lower right hand corner. The exhibit marker must appear

substantially in the following form:

United States District Court

Northern District of California

Case No. ____________________________

{Name of Party}'s Exhibit No. _______

Date Entered: ______________________

Clerk, United States District Court

By: ________________________________

 Deputy Clerk

These binders are to be delivered directly to Judge Conti's

Chambers no later than three (3) days before the date of trial. 

They are not to be filed in the clerk's office.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2010 

 

United States District Judge

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING EXHIBIT MARKERS AND EXHIBIT LIST

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: P-1, P-2, P-3, etc.

Defendant's exhibits should be denoted as: D-501, D-502, D-503, 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 blue.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

PLAINTIFF Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 

DEFENDANT Exhibit No. 

Date Entered: 

RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: 

Deputy Clerk

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CASE NO. DATE 

 vs. 

EXHIBIT LIST

 ( ) PLAINTIFF ( ) DEFENDANT

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

DATE DESCRIPTION

Marked for

Identification

Admitted in

Evidence

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