Unless the court orders otherwise, the pretrial order must be in the following format:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
____________________, )
Plaintiff ) CASE NO.
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Vs. )
)
___________________, ) PRETRIAL ORDER
Defendant )
)
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After pretrial proceedings in this case,
IT IS ORDERED:
I.
This is an action for: [State nature of action, relief sought, identification and contentions of
parties.]
II.
Statement of jurisdiction: [State the facts and cite the statutes that give this court jurisdiction of
the case.]
III.
The following facts are admitted by the parties and require no proof:
______________________________________________________________________________
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IV.
The following facts, though not admitted, will not be contested at trial by evidence to the
contrary:
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V.
The following are the issues of fact to be tried and determined at trial.1 [Each issue of fact must
be stated separately and in specific terms.]
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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
VI.
The following are the issues of law to be to be tried and determined at trial.2 [Each issue of law
must be stated separately and in specific terms.]
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
VII.
(a) The following exhibits are stipulated into evidence in this case and may be so
marked by the clerk:
(b) As to the following exhibits, the party against whom the same will be offered
objects to their admission on the grounds stated:
(1) Set forth the plaintiff’s exhibits and objections to them.
(2) Set forth the defendant’s exhibits and objections to them.
(c) Electronic evidence: [State whether the parties intent to present electronic
evidence for purposes of jury deliberations.]
Should the attorneys or parties be unable to agree on the statement of issues of fact, the joint pretrial order should
include separate statements of issues of fact to be tried and determined upon trial.
Should the attorneys or parties be unable to agree on the statement of issues of law, the joint pretrial order should
include separate statements of issues of law to be tried and determined upon trial.
(d) Depositions:
(1) Plaintiff will offer the following depositions: [Indicate name of deponent
and identify portions to be offered by pages and lines and the party or
parties against whom offered.]
(2) Defendant will offer the following depositions: [Indicate name of
deponent and identify portions to be offered by pages and lines and the
party or parties against who offered.]
(e) Objections to depositions:
(1) Defendant objects to plaintiff’s depositions as follows:
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______________________________________________________________________________
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(2) Plaintiff objects to defendant’s depositions as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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VIII.
The following witnesses may be called by the parties at trial:
(a) Provide names and addresses of plaintiff’s witnesses.
(b) Provide names and addresses of defendant’s witnesses.
IX.
The attorneys or parties have met and jointly offer these three trial dates:
___________________ ____________________ ____________________
It is expressly understood by the undersigned that the court will set the trial of this matter on one
of the agreed-upon dates if possible; if not, the trial will be set at the convenience of the court’s
calendar.
X.
It is estimated that the trial will take a total of _____ days.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:
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Signature of Attorney for Plaintiff or Pro Se Plaintiff
______________________________________________
Signature of Attorney for Defendant or Pro Se Defendant
XI.
ACTION BY THE COURT
This case is set for court/jury trial on the fixed/stacked calendar on ___________. Calendar call
will be held on _______________________________________________.
DATED: ____________________.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE or
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
