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Order And Notice Of Pretrial Proceedings - Georgia
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRI CT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA __________________ DIVISION ) CASE NUM BER CV __________CASE CAPTI ON ) ) ORDER AND NOTICE OF ) PRETRIAL P ROCEEDINGS IT IS ORDERED that lead counsel for the parties in the captioned case areinstructed to meet and confer, in person, and to prepare and file with the Clerk of thisCourt an original and two copies of a joint consolidated proposed pretrial order. Theproposed pretrial order shall be filed by the close of business on______________________________________. Counsel for the plaintiff(s) shall havethe responsibility to initiate compliance herewith. The form of the proposed pretrialorder shall be in accord with the attached instructions. A partys failure to comply withthe requirements hereof may result in dismissal of the complaint or answer or in othersanctions determined appropriate by the Court. The Court will not accept for filing anyproposed pretrial order prepared only from telephone conversations. The proposedpretrial order shall include a paragraph stating the date and location of the meeting, theduration of the meeting, and the names of all counsel or parties participating. If any partyin this case is not represented by counsel, such party shall be obligated to comply withthe requirements hereof in the same manner as counsel. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case will be scheduled by the Clerk fora pretrial conference. At the time of the pretrial conference, the Court will approve,<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2disapprove, or direct amendment of the proposed pretrial order. Lead counsel for each party shall attend the pretrial conference. All evidentiary objections and motions in limine, and responses thereto, which have not been resolved prior to the pretrial conference shall be submitted in writing at least _________________ days prior to the scheduled pretrial conference. Proposed pretrial orders which are not consolidated (proposed jointly) will not be accepted for filing without the written permission of the Court. ORDER ENTERED at _______________________, Georgia, this day of ____________________, 200_______. __________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT J UDGE STAND ARD I NSTRU CTI ONS FOR CON SOLID ATED PRET RIAL O RDER S IN THE S OUTH ERN D ISTRICT OF GEORG IA [THIS DOCUMENT AND ASSOCI ATED FORMS MAY BE FOUND WITHIN THE COURTS WEBSITE AT www.gas.uscourts.gov .] The proposed pretrial order shall cover the following subjects, numbered serially as below: (NOTE: IN PREPARING THE PROPOSED PRETRIAL ORDER, REPRODUC E EACH NUMBERED I TEM AS A PREFACE T O THE MATERIAL SUBMITTED SETTI NG FORTH THE MATERIAL SUBMITTED I MMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. DO NOT USE APPENDICES OR ATTACHMENTS EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORI ZED BY THE COURT OR CALLED F OR HEREIN ). -2- <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 1. Counsel are to discuss and agree on every possible factual stipulation. Thestipulations must be reduced to writing, signed and filed with the consolidated proposedpretrial order as ATTACHMENT A hereto. Sti pulations can spare witnesstestimony, trial time, and expense. If a party feels the other side is in bad faithrefusing to stipulate, they shall set forth proposed stipulations onATTACHMENT A. Costs of proving what, at trial, was never really disputedand what should have been stipulated, may be taxed against the offending party andattorney. Those costs may include witness fees and additional attorney preparationtime costs. 2. As ATT ACHM ENT B to the proposed pretrial order, the parties may,but are not required to, submit questions which they desire the Court to propound tojurors concerning their legal qualifications to serve and any other questions they wishpropounded for information purposes. If the parties choose to submit general voir direquestions hereunder, they may submit the questions jointly as one attachment or 1separately as ATTACHME NTS B-1" and B-2". 3. State the names of all parties, firms and attorneys to be used in qualifyingthe jury. State the name of any insurance company involved, and whether it is a stock ormutual company. State the names of all counsel who are members of any firm involvedon a contingent fee basis. At the pretrial conference, counsel may be required to disclosepolicy limits and details of any insurance coverage. 4. Identify the basis upon which the jurisdiction of this Court is based and anyquestions relating to its jurisdiction. 5. List any motions or other matters in the case which remain unresolved.Any motion not so enumerated shall be deemed withdrawn by the moving party. 6. All discovery is to be completed pursuant to the Local Rules. The date ofthe conclusion of the discovery process and the expected completion of any untranscribeddeposition shall be stated. 7. State whether the names of the parties in the above-captioned case(s) arecomplete and correct and whether there is any question of misjoinder or non-joinder. 1 The Court will require that each juror stand and give personal backgroundinformation (name, address, employment, spouses employment, etc.) and such questionsneed not be included. The Court will propound questions concerning legal qualifications. -3- <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 8. Outline of plaintiff(s) case. NOTE: PLAINTIFF(S) SHOULD PAY PART IC ULAR AT TENT ION TO THIS PARAGRAPH. AT THE TRI AL, I T WILL BE USED BY THE COURT IN DIRECTING THE CASE AN D INSTRUCT ING THE JU RY. Plaintiff(s) shall furnish a short, succinct, factual and narrative statement of the cause of action. This statement should not be argumentative and should not recite evidence. In no event shall the statement be more than one page. 9. Outline of defendant(s) case. NOTE: DEFENDANT( S) SHOU LD PAY PARTICULA R ATTE NTI ON TO THIS PAR AGR APH . AT THE TRIAL , IT WILL BE USED BY THE COURT I N DIR ECTI NG THE CASE AND I NSTRUCTI NG THE JURY. Defendant(s) shall: (a) Furnish a short, succinct, factual and narrative statement as to all defenses (general and special). This statement should not be argumentative and should not recite evidence. In no event shall the statement be more than one page. (b) In all actions involving a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party action, defendant(s) should summarize the matter, using the outline required as to the main claim. 10. In all cases in which violation of the United States Constitution or a federal or state statute or regulation is alleged, the party making such claim shall specifically state the constitutional provision a
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