Bell v. Williams
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VINCENT KEITH BELL, Case No. 18-cv-01245-SI
Plaintiff,
FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER
v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 148-155, 161-165 SERGEANT YVETTE WILLIAMS, et al., Defendants.
12 On March 10, 2022, the Court held a final pretrial conference in the above captioned matter, which is set for jury trial beginning March 21. All parties were represented by counsel. The following matters were resolved: 16 1. Number of jurors and challenges: There will be a jury of 8 members. Each side shall have 4 peremptory challenges. Jurors shall wear masks during the proceedings. 19 2. Voir dire: The Court will conduct general voir dire, including various of the questions requested by counsel in their proposed additional voir dire filings. Counsel for each side shall have up to 20 minutes total to question the panel. The parties are directed to meet and confer concerning a neutral, non-argumentative statement of the case which can be read to the jury panel at the beginning…