Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman

The parties are directed to file a joint status report not exceeding 5 pages, containing the following information:

The parties are directed to file a joint status report at least 3 business days prior to the initial status hearing, not to exceed 5 pages, containing the following information:

If a plaintiff has proposed a bond or security amount, that plaintiff must include in its briefing an explanation as to why the amount is proper based on the costs and damages that may be sustained by any party found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained. Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(c).

Before or in conjunction with moving for entry of default, a plaintiff in a "Schedule A" case must file an affidavit, declaration, or other document (e.g., spreadsheet, chart) describing with specificity the following for each defendant and each allegedly infringing product:

In all civil jury trials scheduled before Judge Coleman, the parties must jointly prepare and submit a Final Pretrial Order. In each case, the Court will set the date in advance of the trial (a minimum of two weeks before trial) on which the parties must file the Final Pretrial Order.

The Final Pretrial Order (including the Court’s courtesy copy) must include the following items: 1. Jurisdiction A statement of the basis for the Court’s jurisdiction. 2. Trial Attorneys A list of the attorneys trying the case, including business addresses and telephone numbers. 3. Case Statement A concise agreed statement of the case, including: the nature of the case; the claims, counterclaims and cross-claims; and the defenses raised to those claims. The Court will read this statement to the jury during voir dire. 4. Witness Lists Separate lists for plaintiff and defendant providing the names of witnesses, including expert witnesses, divided into the following three categories: (a) witnesses who will be called to testify at trial; (b) witnesses who may be called to testify at trial; and (c) witnesses whose testimony a party will present by deposition or other prior testimony, indicating whether the presentation will be by transcript or video. The Court will read these lists to the jury during voir dire. 5. Exhibit Lists A list by each side of all trial exhibits (including demonstratives, summaries or other specially prepared exhibits), which includes the following: (a) the exhibit number for each document; (b) the date of the document; (c) a brief description of the document; (d) whether there is an objection to admission of the document and, if so, a concise statement of the basis for the objections (e.g., Rule 402-relevance; Rule 403-undue prejudice or confusion); and (e) a concise statement of the asserted basis of admissibility. 6. Itemization of Damages An itemization of damages and other relief sought.

The parties are instructed to meet and attempt to agree on jury instructions. The parties must submit all agreed and proposed instructions with the Final Pretrial Order. Each proposed instruction must indicate the proponent of the instruction and whether the instruction is agreed or disputed. The bottom of each instruction must identify the legal authority supporting that instruction. If an instruction is disputed, the grounds for the objection and any proposed modification or alternate instruction must be concisely stated on the page immediately following the disputed instruction; on the next immediate page, the party proposing the instruction may state concisely the reasons supporting the instruction as proposed.

The parties must file a joint document that includes: (a) each party’s proposed voir dire questions; and (b) each party’s objections, if any, to the voir dire questions proposed by other parties.