Erickson Productions Inc v. Kraig R Kast
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERICKSON PRODUCTIONS INC, et al., Case No. 13-cv-05472-DMR
Plaintiffs,
PRETRIAL ORDER
v.
KRAIG RUDINGER KAST, et al., Defendants.
Following the pretrial conferences held on March 6, 2024 and April 15, 2024, the court sets forth its pretrial rulings below to summarize its rulings from the bench.1 I. CONDUCT OF TRIAL Trial Schedule: Trial will take place April 18-April 23, 2024. Trial testimony will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end by 1:30 p.m. Counsel must arrive by 8:00 a.m. There will be two 15- minute breaks. The parties agree to the following protocol regarding unscheduled breaks: if Mr. Kast needs to take a restroom break while testifying, he must answer any pending question before taking a break. If Mr. Kast is not testifying when he needs a break, he may leave the courtroom without interrupting the proceedings. Trial time is limited to nine hours (4.5 hours for each side). In addition to these limits, each side has 15 minutes…