Order: HENRY-V-SUNRISE FORD, INC. ET AL Print

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                                                                                                        SUPERIOR COURT
                                                                                                    COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
                                                                                                    SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT
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                                                           State   of California               SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
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      EuA V PIROZZI                                             SAN BERNARDINO                          247 W THIRD STREET
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR              COURT                                                         SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA 92392




                                                       San Bernardino County Superior Court
                                                      Department 525 San Bernardino District
                                                         Final Status Conference Order
                                                               Judge Elia V Pirozzi


  CASE NAME                          HENRY      V SUNRISE FORD INC     ET AL

                                  CIVDS1822222
  CASE NO


  Final Status Conference Trial Management Conference                            FSC    and Trial dates having been set
  in this case the COURT ORDERS AS FOLLOWS


  1
                Appearances by Counsel at FSC The lawyer designated to try the case must be present
                at the FSC


  2             Meet and Confer                   Counsel are ordered to meet and confer at least ten     10 days before
                the FSC to exchange discuss and prepare for submission to the Court the jury
                instructions a Statement of the Case exhibits exhibit lists and witness lists


  3             Motions in Limine No later than thirty 30 calendar days before the FSC any party
                wishing to file a motion in limine must meet and confer with the other parties to see if
                they can reach agreement without the necessity of a motion If the meet and confer does
                not resolve the matter then any party wishing to file any motions in limine is to file and
                serve those motions in limine no later than ten 10 calendar days before the FSC If more
                than two motions in limine are filed by a party a binder containing the motions
                 separated by tabs and an index of the motions shall be provided Other parties are to
                review those motions and joinder in the motions will be unnecessary any party may at
                its later oral request be deemed for the record to have joined in any motion Opposition
                to any motions shall be filed and served five 5 court days before the FSC Both the
                motions and oppositions should consist only of a brief synopsis of the parties positions
                Opposed motions shall if requested at the FSC be set by the Court for separate hearing
                with a schedule for full briefing established Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of
                sua sponte rulings by the Court for which it is not necessary to file a motion in limine
                counsel are requested not to file duplicate motions but may file opposition to the sua
                sponte rulings Counsel are expected to be familiar with Kelly v New West Federal
                Savings 2d Dist 1996 49 CaLApp 4th 659 and Amtower v Photon Dynamics Inc 6th
                Dist 2008 158 Ca1 App 4th 1582 Motions in limine shall be prepared in accordance with
                 Local Rule of Court 415




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                General Drafting Guidelines Each motion in limine should be filed as a separate
                motion with its own points and authorities and supporting declarations and other
                evidence       Please do not staple or bundle the motions in limine together with other

                motions in limine or as part of an omnibus motion in limine setting forth a
                series of motions in a single pleading The caption in each motion in limine
                should clearly and concisely identify the subject matter of the motion

       b        Complex Motions in Limine         Complex motions in limine shall be filed and served

                no later than fifteen 15 court days prior to the FSC           It is up to counsel to
                determine      whether a motion   in limine   qualifies as   complex   but factors to

                consider in making this assessment are whether 1 the motion is lengthy or 2 the
                motion requires independent research by the court Oppositions to complex
                motions in limine shall be filed and served no later than five 5 court days prior
                to the FSC Cases designated as complex are governed pursuant to Local Rule of
                Court 412


4      Docurnent Filing Requirements           The following documents shall be filed directly in
       Department S25 by 10 00 a m at least three 3 court days prior to the FSC

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                Jury Instructions Jury instructions shall be filed in accordance with the
                following procedure

                 1         A packet of all requested jury instructions to which there is no objection
                           by any party

                2          A separate packet of all requested instructions to which there are

                           objections As to each such instruction the objecting party must
                           separately submit in writing a brief statement of the grounds for the
                           objection Any objection not stated consistent with this process shall be
                           deemed waived except on a showing of good cause

                3          Plaintiff must submit complete CACI 200 Burden of Proof Obligation to
                           Prove instructions for each cause of action and defendant for each

                           affirmative defense on which such party intends to prove Proposed
                            special   instructions should be on a separate sheet per instruction At the
                           FSC the Court will provide dates for the exchange of objections to such
                           instructions as well as for proposed additional instructions from other

                           parfies and will set a deadline for the parties to meet and confer regarding
                           differences on the subject


                           Each instruction must indicate the party or parties requesting the
                           instruction   All blank areas on CACI instructions must be completed and

                           any irrelevant portions deleted

       b        Statement of the Case       A short non argumentative written statement of the case
                to be read to the jury for every trial shall be jointly filed in the form provided in
                the Trial Guidelines or in another forinat acceptable to the Court




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