IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
:
: CRIMINAL ACTION
: No.
v. :
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CRIMINAL TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
AND NOW, this ____ day of __________ it is ORDERED as follows:
1. A Criminal Jury Trial will commence on _________ at __________ in Courtroom 7-B
on the 7th Floor, U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market St., Philadelphia, PA.
2. A Final Pretrial Conference will be held on __________ at _______ in Chambers,
Room 7613, U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market St., Philadelphia, PA.
3. The following pretrial submissions must be filed on or before ______________:
• A trial memorandum;
• Proposed voir dire questions;
• Proposed jury instructions (one point per page);
• Proposed jury verdict sheet and any special interrogatories; and
• Motions in limine.
4. The parties must exchange exhibits 1 on or before _______________.
5. Responses to motions in limine are due on or before _______________.
6. The trial memorandum of each party must focus on the admissibility of evidence and the
legal issues involved in the trial. The memorandum must specifically address, but is not
limited to, the following:
• Written admissions against the defendant;
• Stipulations by the parties;
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Counsel should stipulate to authenticity where possible.
• Jencks Act material;
• Transcripts of the witnesses’ grand jury testimony;
• Use of tapes at trial;
• Brady v. Maryland material;
• Introduction of statements of a co-conspirator;
• Defendant identification issues;
• Government impeachment by use of criminal records;
• Introduction of evidence by the government of prior criminal acts;
• Possible invocation of the Fifth Amendment;
• Problems in obtaining attendance of witnesses;
• Summary evidence or summary witnesses to be presented at trial;
• Unresolved issues which require a hearing;
• Expected length of trial; and
• Any outstanding motions.
7. Two hard copies of all pretrial submissions must be provided to chambers. Submissions
must be printed single-sided on three-hole punched paper. Do not staple submissions.
8. Each party must email a copy of its proposed jury instructions in Microsoft Word format
to the law clerk assigned to the case.
9. Prior to trial, each party must submit two marked copies of the trial exhibits and three
copies of the exhibit list to chambers.
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ANITA B. BRODY, J.
