Free Pretrial Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT LAURA GUGLIANO, Plaintiff, V. DANBURY HOSPITAL, ET AL., Defendants. : : : : : : : : :

CASE NO. 3:02CV718(RNC)

PRETRIAL ORDER It is hereby ordered: 1. Trial will commence with jury selection on September 19,

2006, at 9:00 a.m. 2. Presentation of evidence will begin as soon as possible

following jury selection. 3. prepare On or before August 21, 2006, the parties will jointly and file for approval by the Court a joint trial

memorandum. Counsel signing the memorandum must certify that it is the product of consultation between the lawyers who will be trying the case. The memorandum will be in the form prescribed by the

District Court's Standing Order Regarding Trial Memoranda in Civil Cases (see Local Rules of Civil Procedure), with the following modifications: a. witness to be Witnesses: called at Set forth the name and address of each trial. Provide a summary of the

anticipated testimony of each witness and an estimate of the probable duration of his or her testimony (e.g. less than one hour, two to three hours, one full day). In addition, for each expert

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witness, 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. 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 joint memorandum so that it can be addressed prior to trial. b. exhibits Exhibits: by The parties will prepare the list of the Standing Order. The list must

required

specifically identify each exhibit by providing a brief description of the exhibit. The exhibits will be listed in numerical order If

starting with Plaintiff's Exhibit 1 and Defendant's Exhibit 1.

a party has an objection with regard to a designated exhibit, the objection must be stated in this section of the joint memorandum or it will be waived. Each party will prepare an original set of

exhibits, plus a duplicate copy for the Court and every other party, marked with exhibit tags provided by the Clerk. The

duplicate sets of exhibits must be submitted to the Court not later than the day before the final pretrial conference. Counsel will

retain the original set of exhibits for use at trial. c. for the Jury Instructions: The parties will meet and confer of preparing and filing agreed upon jury

purpose

instructions. attachment instructions to

The proposed instructions will be submitted as an the joint trial all memorandum. applicable The rules proposed of law.

should

encompass

Citations to case law or authority should be provided in footnotes. If the parties cannot agree as -2to the appropriateness of a

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particular instruction, the objecting party must state the basis for the objection and set forth an alternative instruction.

Counsel are requested to submit the proposed instructions on disc to facilitate preparation of a final document by the Court. d. Anticipated Evidentiary Problems: The parties will

attach motions in limine with memoranda of law concerning any anticipated evidentiary problems. e. Verdict Form: In jury cases the parties will submit

as an exhibit to the joint trial memorandum a proposed verdict form suitable for submission to a jury. The form may require the jury

to return a special verdict with special findings as permitted by Rule 49(a) or a general verdict with or without written

interrogatories as permitted by Rule 49(b).

If the parties are

unable to agree as to the appropriateness of a proposed form, the objecting party must state the basis for the objection and provide an alternative proposal. 4. The final pretrial conference will be held on August 29,

2006 at 1:00 p.m. The lawyers who will try the case must attend the conference. So ordered. Dated at Hartford, Connecticut this ____ day of May 2006.

_______/s/_____________________ Robert N. Chatigny United States District Judge

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