United States District Court, N.D. California
Benjamin Snow, Plaintiff, represented by Karl James
Frisinger, Coombs & Dunlap, LLP.
California Department of State Hospitals, Defendant,
represented by Daniel B. Alweiss, California State Attorney
General's Office.
Dolly
Matteucci, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Alweiss,
California State Attorney General's Office.
Cindy
Black, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Alweiss,
California State Attorney General's Office.
Katie
Cooper, Defendant, represented by Daniel B. Alweiss,
California State Attorney General's Office.
ORDER FOR PRETRIAL PREPARATION
THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge.
Good
cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1.
TRIAL DATE. Trial before the COURT JURY will begin in
Courtroom No. 2 on SEPT 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM. If the Court
advises counsel that they must be prepared to go to trial on
a trailing basis, then the trial will begin as soon after the
scheduled date as possible. The trial shall last for an
estimated 5 trial days. The trial of liability and damages
issues SHALL/SHALL NOT be separate.
2.
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. The Court will hold a pretrial
conference on Monday, AUG 21, 2017, at 3:00 PM. Counsel who
intend to try the case must attend the pretrial conference.
3.
DISCOVERY.
(a)
Discovery Cutoff. All discovery, except for depositions of
expert witnesses, shall be completed on or before MAY 22,
2017. All depositions of expert witnesses shall be completed
no later than 7 calendar days before the pretrial conference.
(b)
Disclosures Regarding Expert Witnesses. Plaintiffs shall
comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A)
(i.e., disclose the identity of any person who may be used at
trial to present expert testimony) no later than 45 calendar
days before the pretrial conference. Defendants shall
disclose the identity of their expert witnesses no later than
30 calendar days before the pretrial conference. The parties
shall comply with the written report requirements of Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B) within 14 calendar days
of disclosing the identity of their experts. Failure to
comply with these deadlines will prevent a witness from
testifying as an expert.
(c)
Discovery Disputes. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court,
all discovery matters are hereby referred for assignment to a
magistrate judge. Please call the Courtroom Deputy at (415)
522-2047 to obtain a random assignment to a specific
Magistrate Judge before filing any papers relating to
discovery.
4.
PRETRIAL MOTIONS (EXCEPT MOTIONS IN LIMINE).
The
parties should file pretrial motions to resolve any purely
legal substantive issues. Such issues may not be resolved by
motions in limine (see page 6, paragraph 6(a)). Any party
that attempts to resolve a purely legal substantive issue by
a motion in limine, or by any motion filed after the deadline
below, may expect the imposition of substantial sanctions for
failure to comply with this order.
All
pretrial motions, except motions in limine, shall be heard no
later than 45 calendar days before the scheduled trial date.
Accordingly, all such motions must be noticed for hearing no
later than Monday, July 17, 2017. They must be filed at least
35 days in advance ...