Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 FOOD & WATER WATCH, INC., et al., Case No. 17-cv-02162-EMC

8 Plaintiffs,

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

9 v. ORDER (PHASE TWO)

10 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12

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I. TRIAL DATES & LENGTH

14 A bench trial shall be held beginning on January 31, 2024. Trial days are: January 31, 15 February 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13 (nine days total) with one extra day available in case of logistical 16 issues: February 14. Trial days shall begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. Counsel are expected 17 to be present at 8:00 a.m. at least, unless the Court orders otherwise. 18 Each side shall have 18 hours to present their case. This includes opening statements, 19 direct and cross-examinations, and closing arguments. 20

II. TRIAL PROCEDURES

21 A. Evidence and Objections 22 A party must give the opposing party at least forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of witnesses it 23 intends to call, exhibits it intends to use, and/or demonstratives it intends to use. Saturdays and 24 Sundays…