Local Rule L.R. 16-11.2: Preparation for Trial

L.R. 16-11.2 Preparation for Trial. When the Court has granted a waiver of L.R. 16-2 through 16-10, the lead trial attorneys for the parties shall meet thirty (30) days before the date set for commencement of the trial and each party shall file not less than fourteen (14) days before the date set for commencement of the trial:

(a) A succinct statement of the factual and legal issues; (b) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, in non-jury cases, the direct testimony of all witnesses reasonably available to the party, in declaration or narrative form, who shall be subject to cross examination at trial by the opposing party as provided in L.R. 43-1; (c) A witness list; (d) An exhibit list; (e) Depositions to be used at trial marked as required by L.R. 16-2.7; and (f) A trial brief which provides the theory of the case and statutory or precedential support for the theory together with any unusual evidentiary or legal questions which may be anticipated at trial.