Pretrials Court uses telephone pretrials at request of both parties. Prefers to use joint final pretrial. Joint pretrial order due one week prior to trial. Court routinely involved in settlement negotiations in jury cases. Trials Scheduling by Assignment Clerk, then moved to standby docket and then date certain docket.
Court uses benchbook .
Court requires proposed findings. Can be amended to conform to evidence 10 to 15 days after trial. Court conducts voir dire. Submit preliminary jury instructions one week prior to trial. Final instructions at mid point.