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Yukutake Rule 16 Scheduling Order
Yukutake Rule 16 Scheduling Order
Plaintiffs,
RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER
vs.
Defendants.
January 7, 2020, before the Honorable Rom A. Trader, United States Magistrate Judge.
Appearing at the conference were Alan A. Beck (by phone) on behalf of Plaintiffs, and
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e) and LR 16.3, the Court enters this scheduling
conference order:
1. JURY trial in this matter will commence before the Honorable J. Michael
Seabright, Chief United States District Judge on January 12, 2021 (Tuesday), at 9:00
a.m.
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3. (RESERVED)
4. Pursuant to LR 16.4, each party herein shall serve and file a separate final
MOTIONS:
5. All motions to join additional parties or to amend the pleadings shall be filed by
2020.
DISCOVERY:
9. Unless and until otherwise ordered by the Court, the parties shall follow the
discovery plan agreed to by the parties herein pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).
10. (RESERVED)
11. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), each party shall disclose to each other party
the identity and written report of any person who may be used at trial to present expert
evidence under Rules 702, 703, or 705 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The
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Disclosure of the identity and written report of any person who may be called solely to
subparagraphs a and b hereinabove shall occur within thirty (30) days after the
12. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3) and LR 16.2(a)(6), the discovery deadline
shall be November 13, 2020. Unless otherwise permitted by the Court, all discovery
completed by the discovery deadline. Unless otherwise permitted by the Court, all
Civil Procedure, Rules 26 through 37 inclusive of LR 26.1, 26.2 37.1 shall be heard no
SETTLEMENT:
13. A settlement conference shall be held on October 13, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. before
14. Each party shall deliver to the presiding Magistrate Judge a confidential
15. The parties shall exchange written settlement offers and meet and confer to
discuss settlement before the date on which settlement conference statements are due.
TRIAL SUBMISSIONS:
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JURY ISSUES:
16. The parties shall prepare in writing and submit to the Court any special voir dire
17. The parties shall confer in advance of trial for the purpose of preparing an
agreed upon special verdict form, if a special verdict form is to be requested. The
agreed upon special verdict form shall be submitted to the Court. In the event of
disagreement, the parties shall submit all proposed special verdict forms to the Court.
18. The parties shall confer in advance of trial for the purpose of preparing an
agreed upon concise statement of the case that may be read by the trial judge to the jury
during voir dire. The agreed upon concise statement of the case shall be submitted to
the Court. In the event of disagreement, the parties shall submit all proposed concise
19. Jury instructions shall be prepared in accordance with LR 51.1 and submitted to
the Court.
20. All submissions to the Court required by paragraphs 16, 17, 18 and 19 shall be
WITNESSES:
21. By December 22, 2020, each party shall serve and file a final comprehensive
witness list indicating the identity of each witness that the party will call at trial and
describing concisely the substance of the testimony to be given and the estimated time
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22. The parties shall make arrangements to schedule the attendance of witnesses at
trial so that the case can proceed with all due expedition and without any unnecessary
delay.
23. The party presenting evidence at trial shall give notice to the other party the day
before of the names of the witnesses who will be called to testify the next day and the
EXHIBITS:
24. By December 15, 2020, the parties shall premark for identification all exhibits
and shall exchange or, when appropriate, make available for inspection all exhibits to
be offered, other than for impeachment or rebuttal, and all demonstrative aids to be
used at trial.
25. The parties shall meet and confer regarding possible stipulations to the
26. By December 29, 2020, the parties shall file any objections to the admissibility
of exhibits. Copies of any exhibits to which objections are made shall be attached to
the objections.
27. The original set of exhibits and two copies (all in binders) and a list of all
DEPOSITIONS:
28a. By December 22, 2020, the parties shall serve and file statements designating
excerpts from depositions (specifying the witness and page and line referred to) to be
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to the use of depositions shall be served and filed by December 29, 2020.
TRIAL BRIEFS:
29. By December 29, 2020, each party shall serve and file a trial brief on all
issues, setting forth briefly the party's position and the supporting arguments and
authorities.
30. (RESERVED)
OTHER MATTERS:
A Telephone Status Conference is set for April 7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. before Magistrate
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Civ. No. 19-00578 JMS-RT; Todd Yukutake, David Kikukawa vs. Clare E. Connors, In Her Official Capacity As
The Attorney General Of The State Of Hawaii; And City And County Of Honolulu; Rule 16 Scheduling Order