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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ------------------------------x : STEVE ATTUAHENE, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : CAPONETTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, : and PRECISION FOREIGN CAR : SERVICE, and VALDIS VINKELS, : : Defendants. : : ------------------------------x STEVE ATTUAHENE, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : CAPONETTO ENTERPRISES, LLC, : PRECISION FOREIGN CAR SERVICE,: and VALDIS VINKELS, : : Defendants. : ------------------------------x
CASE NO. 3:01CV2269(AWT)
CASE NO. 3:01CV2270 (AWT)
TRIAL MEMORANDUM ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The parties shall jointly file with the Office of the
Clerk, in one continuous document to be signed by all counsel, a Trial Memorandum for approval by the court. A courtesy copy
shall be submitted to the chambers of the undersigned. Except as modified hereby, the Trial Memorandum shall be submitted in compliance with Rule 6 of the Local Rules of Civil
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Procedure and the Standing Order Regarding Trial Memoranda in Civil Cases revised as of June 1, 1995 (the "Standing Order"), which is included in the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Trial Memorandum shall be filed no later than The
April 17, 2008 .
THE TRIAL MEMORANDUM SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE STANDING ORDER. BELOW SHALL BE FOLLOWED: Witnesses: For each expert witness (see paragraph 10 of IN ADDITION, THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH
the Standing Order), the Trial Memorandum shall set forth the opinion to be expressed, a brief summary of the basis of the opinion and a list of the materials on which the witness intends to rely. Also, state the area
of expertise and attach a curriculum vitae, if available. If a party objects to all or any part of the anticipated testimony of any witness, lay or expert, the objection must be stated in this section of the Trial Memorandum so that the objection can be resolved prior to jury selection. Exhibits: With respect to exhibits (see paragraph 11 of
the Standing Order), the parties shall also comply with the following requirements: (a) The parties shall mark the plaintiff's and the defendant's respective exhibits in numerical order 2
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(e.g., "Plaintiff's Exhibit 1", etc. and "Defendant's Exhibit 1", etc.) with exhibit tags, which will be provided by the Clerk's Office upon request. Where there are multiple plaintiffs
and/or defendants, counsel should coordinate exhibit identification to ensure that exhibit numbers are not duplicated. (b) Copies of the actual exhibits shall be exchanged no later than fourteen (14) days prior to trial. original exhibits (with the exhibit list) and a complete copy of the exhibits (in a binder) shall be submitted to the Deputy Clerk at least one (1) day prior to trial. (c) All objections to designated exhibits, except as to relevance, must be filed in writing not later than three (3) days prior to jury selection, together with a memorandum citing authorities in support of the objection, and will be resolved between the parties or by the court prior to jury selection. Statement in Lieu of Opening Statement: The parties The
shall attach to the Trial Memorandum a written statement, in lieu of an opening statement, as an aid to the court in its introduction of the case to the jury.
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Jury Instructions:
The parties shall meet and confer
for the purpose of preparing and filing agreed upon jury instructions. The proposed instructions shall be
submitted in the form of one continuous document, which shall be filed as an attachment to the Trial Memorandum. The proposed instructions should encompass all applicable rules of law. Citations of case law or other
authority should be included in footnotes, and parties should cite to the applicable page(s) in the case. If
the parties cannot agree as to the appropriateness of a particular instruction, the objection should be set forth next to or immediately below the proposed instruction. Additionally, while counsel must attach any requests for jury instructions pursuant to paragraph 13 of the Standing Order, they are not required to submit general jury instructions which, for example, instruct the jury on its role, evidence in general, witness credibility, etc. Anticipated Evidentiary Problems: The parties shall
attach to the Trial Memorandum motions in limine with memoranda of law concerning any anticipated evidentiary problems. (See paragraph 14 of the Standing Order.)
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Limiting Instructions:
The parties shall attach to the
trial memorandum any proposed limiting instructions they feel may be appropriate. Inclusion of a proposed
limiting instruction will not be construed as a waiver of any objection to the evidence at issue. 2. Counsel are requested to submit the Trial Memorandum,
including the proposed jury instructions, on a computer disk (small disk formatted for Word Perfect 5.1 or higher) to facilitate the preparation of final documents by the court. 3. Counsel shall note the following: Stipulations of Fact: In the case of a jury trial, the
stipulation of uncontroverted facts, required by paragraph 5 of the Standing Order, will be read to the jury, and no evidence shall be presented on the uncontested facts. Availability of Witnesses: Each party shall ensure the
availability at trial of each witness listed by that party unless the court and counsel are advised to the contrary not less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the commencement of the evidence. 4. The deadlines established herein may not be modified by These deadlines may be modified only by
agreement of counsel.
an order of the court following a request for enlargement of time made by written motion showing good cause, which motion 5
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shall be filed no later than five (5) days before the date from which counsel seeks an extension. It is so ordered. Dated this 17th day of March, 2008, at Hartford, Connecticut.
/s/ AWT Alvin W. Thompson United States District Judge
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