IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DIVISION
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Plaintiff(s) §
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v. § JUDGE MICHAEL TRUNCALE
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Defendant(s)
JOINT FINAL PRE-TRIAL ORDER
This cause came before the Court at a pre-trial management conference held on
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A. COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES
Plaintiff(s):
Defendant(s):
B. STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction is (not) disputed.
(e.g., “Jurisdiction in this case is based on diversity of citizenship under Title 28 U.S.C.
§1332;” “Jurisdiction in this case is based on Title 28 U.S.C. §1331 in that the plaintiff
brings this action under Title 26 U.S.C. § 216, the Fair Labor Standards Act.”)
C. NATURE OF ACTION
(e.g., “This is an employment discrimination case wherein the plaintiff seeks damages for
lost wages after he was fired from his job. The plaintiff contends his termination was based
on his race, and the defendant contends that it was based on poor job performance.)
D. CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES
The contentions of each party on those claims and issues approved for trial at the
management conference shall be succinctly stated in a form suitable to be read to the jury.
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E. STIPULATIONS AND UNCONTESTED FACTS
F. CONTESTED ISSUES OF FACT AND LAW
G. LIST OF WITNESSES
Each party shall set forth a separate list of witnesses who (1) will be called to testify at
trial; (2) may be called to testify at trial, and (3) may be presented by deposition testimony
at trial. Those portions of the depositions that may be offered into evidence at trial shall be
listed by page and line number.
H. LIST OF EXHIBITS
Counsel should fill out and submit to the Court an exhibit list containing the information
in the form available on the Court’s website, located at www.txed.ucourts.gov.
I. PENDING MOTIONS
J. PROBABLE LENGTH OF TRIAL
The probable length of trial is day(s).
K. LIMITATIONS
The parties shall set forth any limitations agreed upon or ordered by the Court at or after
the management conference, such as a time limit on the length of trial, limitations on the
number of experts a party may call, limitations on the length of video depositions, the use
of deposition summaries, etc.
L. CERTIFICATIONS
The undersigned counsel for each of the parties in this action do hereby certify and
acknowledge the following:
a. Full and complete disclosure has been made in accordance with the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure and the Court’s orders;
b. Discovery limitations set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local
Rules, and the Court’s orders have been complied with;
c. Each exhibit in the List of Exhibits herein:
i. is in existence;
ii. is numbered; and
iii. has been disclosed and shown to opposing counsel.
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s):
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Attorney(s) for Defendant(s):
(Note: An attorney of record may sign and certify this order on behalf of opposing
counsel “with permission.”)
This Joint Pre-Trial Order is hereby approved this day of [month], [year].
United States District Judge
(Note: Where additional parties are joined or intervene pursuant to Rules 14, 19 and 24 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the style of the case and the various sections of the pre -trial order
should be modified to reflect the additional parties and information pertaining to them.)
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