Eastern District of California Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Proposed verdict forms must be exchanged 3 weeks before trial, conference held, and joint form filed 1 week before trial.

The parties shall serve their proposed verdict form on one another no later than three (3) weeks before trial and shall conduct a conference to address their proposed verdict forms. At the conference, the parties shall reach an agreement on the verdict form for use at trial. The parties shall file the joint proposed verdict form, no later than one (1) week before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

One (1) week before trial, the parties shall prepare a joint neutral statement of the case for use during jury voir dire and in the initial instructions given to the jury prior to opening statements. The joint neutral statement of the case shall briefly describe the case, including the relevant claims and defenses.

One (1) week before trial, the parties shall prepare a joint neutral statement of the case for use during jury voir dire and in the initial instructions given to the jury prior to opening statements. The joint neutral statement of the case shall briefly describe the case, including the relevant claims and defenses.

WARNING

Proposed jury instructions must be filed jointly in a single set.

Unless otherwise ordered, proposed jury instructions must be filed jointly in a single set.

WARNINGCivil cases

Parties should coordinate this submission so that only two sets total are submitted.

Parties should coordinate this submission so that only two sets total are submitted.