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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Mussalina Muhaymin, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. 

City of Phoenix, et al.,

Defendants.

No. CV-17-04565-PHX-DLR

ORDER SETTING FINAL 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

IT IS ORDERED setting a Final Pretrial Conference in this case for April 7, 2022

at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the attorneys who will be responsible for the 

trial of the case shall attend the Final Pretrial Conference (to be held at 401 W. Washington 

Street, Phoenix, Arizona, Courtroom 606). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the attorneys who will be responsible for the 

trial of the case shall:

(1) Prepare and sign a joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order and lodge it with the Court 

(by electronically filing a notice of lodging with the joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order

attached) by March 26, 2022. 
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(2) In addition to lodging a copy of the joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order, the parties 

shall also submit a copy of the joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order in a Word compatible 

format to the chambers’ e-mail address.1

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the content of the joint Proposed Final Pretrial 

Order shall include, but not be limited to, the content prescribed in the Proposed Final 

Pretrial Form of Order found on the Court’s website at www.azd.uscourts.gov under 

Judges’ Information/Orders, Forms and Procedures/Judge Rayes.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

37(c), the Court will not allow the parties to offer an exhibit, a witness, or other information 

that was not: (1) disclosed in accordance with the provisions of this Order; (2) disclosed in 

accordance with the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (3) listed in 

the joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order; unless the offering party can show good cause as 

to why such party failed to comply with these requirements. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall exchange drafts of the joint

Proposed Final Pretrial Order no later than fourteen (14) days before the submission 

deadline.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

(1) the parties shall number exhibits as provided in the Exhibit Marking Instructions located 

on the Court’s website at www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges’ Information/Orders, Forms 

and Procedures/Judge Rayes., and such numbers shall correspond to the numbers of 

exhibits listed in the joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order;

(2) no later than fourteen (14) days before the submission deadline for the joint 

Proposed Final Pretrial Order, the parties shall meet in person and exchange marked 

copies of all exhibits to be used at trial; any exhibit not marked and exchanged at this 

meeting shall be precluded at trial;2and

1 Rayes_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov

2

If there is any dispute as to the location of this meeting, it shall occur in this Court’s jury 

room.
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(3) while meeting to exchange exhibits, the parties shall eliminate any duplicate exhibits.3

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if this case shall be tried to a jury, the parties 

shall file and serve all motions in limine (no more than 5 motions in limine per side) no 

later than March 7, 2022. Each motion in limine shall include the legal basis supporting 

it. Responses to motions in limine are due March 17, 2022. Motions in limine and 

Responses shall be no more than five (5) pages in length. No replies will be permitted. 

The attorneys for all parties shall come to the Final Pretrial Conference prepared to address 

the merits of all such motions.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if this case shall be tried to a jury, the parties 

shall complete the following tasks by the time of the lodging of the joint Proposed Final 

Pretrial Order:

(1) The parties shall file in a separate pleading a stipulated-to description of the 

case to be read to the jury;

(2) For purposes of voir dire, the parties shall provide a joint master list of the name 

of every witness who may be called at trial;

(3) The parties shall file in a joint separate pleading a proposed set of voir dire 

questions. The voir dire questions shall be drafted in a neutral manner. To the extent 

possible, the parties shall stipulate to the proposed voir dire questions. If the parties have 

any disagreement about a particular question, the party or parties objecting shall state the 

reason for their objection below the question.

(4) The parties shall file in a joint separate pleading a proposed set of jury 

instructions.4

(5) Each party shall file in a separate pleading a form of verdict to be given to the 

jury at the end of the trial.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the case will be tried to a jury, in addition to 

filing with the Clerk of the Court, the parties shall also submit their joint proposed voir 

3 The exhibits do not need to be delivered to court at the final pretrial conference. They 

should be marked and given to the courtroom deputy by the morning trial begins.

4 See Guidelines for Jury Instructions in Civil Cases located on the Court’s website at 

www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges’ Information/Orders, Forms and Procedures.
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dire questions, stipulated-to statement of the case, joint proposed jury instructions, and 

separate forms of verdict in a Word compatible format to the chambers’ e-mail address.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if the case will be tried to the Court, each party 

shall lodge proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law by no later than three (3) days 

after the conclusion of trial. These proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall 

be submitted in both written copy and in a Word compatible format to the chambers’ email address.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall keep the Court informed of the 

possibility of settlement and, should settlement be reached, the parties shall promptly 

present a Stipulation and Order of Dismissal for signature by the undersigned. Mere Notice 

of Settlement or notification by phone or e-mail of settlement shall not suffice to vacate 

the trial date, nor excuse the parties from being ready and able to proceed with trial at the 

time and on the date set for trial. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in order to facilitate the creation of an accurate 

record, the parties shall file a “Notice to the Court Reporter” one week before trial 

containing the following information that may be used at trial: 

a. Proper names, including those of witnesses;

b. Acronyms;

c. Geographic locations;

d. Technical (including medical) terms, names, or jargon;

e. Case names and citations; and

f. Pronunciation of unusual or difficult words or names.

Further, counsel will advise Judge Rayes’ Court Reporter if counsel would like to 

receive a real-time feed, daily turnaround, or any expedited transcript during any of the 

proceedings as soon as possible in order to ensure the proper paperwork is in place and 

arrangements made for a real-time test run before the actual proceeding. No real-time feed 

will be facilitated the day of trial. Counsel shall also send (or transmit electronically) to the 

Court Reporter a copy of the concordance from key depositions. 
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court views compliance with the 

provisions of this Order as critical to its case management responsibilities and the 

responsibilities of the parties under Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Dated this 22nd day of September, 2021.

Douglas L. Rayes

United States District Judge