Opinion
19-CV-00217 (PMH)
05-11-2022
GEORGE COLBY, Plaintiff, v. HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. d/b/a THE HOME DEPOT, Defendant.
ORDER
PHILIP M. HALPERN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
he Court held a final pretrial conference in Courtroom 520 on May 10, 2022. Counsel for George Colby and counsel for Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc. d/b/a The Home Depot appeared. During that conference, the Court: (1) reviewed trial COVID protocols, jury selection, and trial processes; (2) provided counsel with copies of its Proposed Voir Dire Form for review; (3) outlined edits to be made to the parties' pretrial filings; (4) directed that counsel meet and confer regarding the two Proposed Jury Charges over which they cannot agree; and (5) deemed admitted into evidence, as listed in the most recent Joint Pretrial Order (Doc. 57), Joint Exhibits 1-22. The parties shall, in accordance with the instructions and directives given by the Court on the record, file:
• a revised Joint Pretrial Order by 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2022;
• a revised Proposed Verdict Sheet, a joint letter providing a short summary of the case to be read to the jury at the beginning of voir dire, and a joint letter stating any objections or requested modifications (i.e., additional or different names) to the Proposed Voir Dire Form, by 5:00 p.m. on May 13, 2022;and
• revised Proposed Jury Charges and a marked pleading by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2022.
The parties shall further, by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2022, provide directly to Chambers: (1) three binders containing copies of all paper exhibits (with indices); and (2) a flash drive containing copies of all electronic evidence.
The parties shall also advise the Court jointly, in a letter filed by 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2022, as to whether settlement has been reached.
SO ORDERED: