Free Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pursuant to Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Final Pretrial 16 Conference shall be held on February 9, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 504, Sandra Day 17 O'Connor U.S. Federal Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85003. In 18 preparation for this Final Pretrial Conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 19 1. 20 Final Pretrial Conference. 21 2. 22 it with the Court no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 12, 2007. Preparation and lodging of 23 the Proposed Final Pretrial Order in accordance with the requirements of this Order shall be 24 deemed to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 26(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil 25 Procedure. The parties shall submit a copy of the Proposed Final Pretrial Order to the Court 26 27 3. 28
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Mark E. Hampton, Plaintiff, v. Charles Ryan, et al., Defendants.

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CV-03-1706 PHX NVW

ORDER SETTING FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND TRIAL

The attorneys who will be responsible for the trial of the case shall attend the

The parties jointly shall prepare a Proposed Final Pretrial Order and shall lodge

in WordPerfect® 9.0 (or compatible) format by email to [email protected]. The Proposed Final Pretrial Order shall include the information prescribed in

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the Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order form found at www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges & Courtrooms/Orders, Forms and Procedures/Judge Wake. Information shall not be set forth in the form of a question, but shall be presented in concise narrative statements. 4. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c), the Court will not allow the

parties to offer any exhibit, witness, or other evidence that was not disclosed in accordance with the provisions of this Order and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and listed in the Proposed Final Pretrial Order, except to prevent manifest injustice. 5. The parties shall exchange drafts of the Proposed Final Pretrial Order no later

than 14 days before the submission deadline. The Plaintiff(s) shall have the burden of initiating communications concerning the Proposed Final Pretrial Order. 6. The parties shall (a) number and mark exhibits in accordance with the

instructions found in Exhibit Marking Instructions at www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges & Courtrooms/Orders, Forms and Procedures (such numbers shall correspond to exhibits numbers listed in the Proposed Final Pretrial Order); (b) meet in person and exchange marked copies of all exhibits to be used at trial no later than 14 days before the submission deadline for the Proposed Final Pretrial Order (any exhibit not marked and exchanged at this meeting shall be precluded at trial); and (c) eliminate any duplicate exhibits while meeting to exchange exhibits. 7. The parties shall file and serve all motions in limine no later than January 12,

2007. Responses to motions in limine shall be filed on or before January 30, 2007. No replies will be permitted. Each motion in limine shall include proposed language for the order in limine being sought from the Court, and the proposed language shall state with precision the evidence that is subject to the proposed order and the limitation or exclusion placed on the evidence. Counsel shall be prepared to argue the merits of such motions at the Final Pretrial Conference. 8. Each party shall lodge proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law with

the Proposed Final Pretrial Order. The proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall
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also be submitted in WordPerfect® 9.0 (or compatible) format by email to [email protected]. 9. The parties shall be prepared to advise the Court at the Final Pretrial

Conference of the status of settlement discussions. Should settlement be reached at any time, the parties promptly shall file a Notice of Settlement with the Clerk of the Court. 10. Counsel shall review Judge Wake's statement of Trial Conduct and Decorum

before the Final Pretrial Conference. A copy can be found on the Court's website at www.azd.uscourts.gov under Judges & Courtrooms/Orders, Forms and Procedures/Judge Wake. 11. Full and complete compliance with this Order shall be required by the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED setting trial to the court on February 21, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. This is a firm trial date. DATED this 20th day of October 2006.

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