Opinion
14 Civ. 6271 (JCM)
09-29-2022
BRIAN D. PETTIFORD, Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF YONKERS, et al., Defendants.
TRIAL ORDER
JUDITH C. McCARTHY, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The following dates shall apply to the trial of this matter:
1. Jury Selection will be held on February 27, 2023 in Courtroom 421. Trial shall proceed immediately following the completion of jury selection. Unless otherwise specified by the Court, trial shall continue each day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
2. Joint Pre-Trial Order, including complete exhibit and witness lists, must be filed by December 2, 2022. Please review the Court's Individual Rules of Practice for further instruction, Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits.
3. Proposed voir dire must be filed by December 2, 2022.
4. Proposed jury instructions and a proposed verdict form must be filed by December 2, 2022. The parties shall jointly provide a jury instruction for each claim or defense to be presented to the juiy, and each proposed jury instruction shall indicate the authority for the requested instruction and, if a pattern instruction is used, whether the proposed instruction has been adapted or modified. The parties' proposed jury instructions and proposed verdict form shall each consist of a single document, noting any areas of disagreement between the parties.
5. Pre-trial memorandum regarding damages for each claim shall be filed by December 2, 2022
6. Any motions in limine shall be filed by December 2, 2022.
7. Responses to motions in limine must be filed by December 14, 2022.
8. Final Pre-Trial Conference will be held on January 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 421.
The aforementioned papers shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court. Counsel shall simultaneously provide courtesy copies to Chambers. Counsel shall also provide the Court with courtesy copies of all pre-marked exhibits, as well as any deposition transcripts to be used at trial, at least five days prior to the Final Pre-Trial Conference.
SO ORDERED: