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TRIAL NOTEBOOK
NEVADA POWER COMPANY vs. MONSANTO COMPANY et al USDC, District of Nevada, Case No. CV-S-89-555-LDG-LRL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tab Section Title
A -- Management Guide
A1
Table of Contents
A2
File index and control
A3
Planning checklist and tracking
A4
Investigation requests
A5
Medical and expert requests
A6
Audio-visual aid requests
A7
Itemized file costs
A8
Time records
A9
Settlement posture
B -- Preparation
B1
Things to do
B2
Order of proofs and trial calendar
B3
Telephones and witness letters
B4
Proposed witness list
B5
Subpoenas and notices in lieu of
B6
Proffers and stipulations
B7
Transfer of deposition transcript (Letters of)
B8
Judicial and hearsay notice
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Tab Section Title
B9
Initial jury request for instructions and interrogatories
B 10
Pre-marked exhibit list
B 11
Trial brief
B 12
Motions in limine
B 13
Proposed voir dire questions
B 14
General jury panel list
B 15
Ideal jury and worksheets; the jury
B 16
The jury (actual)
C -- The Law
c1
Legal research checklist/requests
c2
Photocopies of study cases
c. 3
Memoranda of law
c4
Trial motions
c5
Plaintiff requests for charge
. (for jury instructions)
c6
Defense requests for charge (for jury instructions)
c7
Trial courtes jury instructions
c8
Trial court's verdict form (questions to jury)
D -- The Trial
D1
Client profile
D2
Theme of the case
D3
Matrix of proofs
D4
Opening promises
D5
In-camera and side bar
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Tab Section Title
D6
Trial motions
D7
Trial errors
D8
Deliberations and verdict
D9
Plaintiff lay witnesses
D 10
Plaintiff expert witnesses
D 11
Defense lay witnesses
D 12
Defense expert witnesses
E -- Ideas
F -- Discovery
F1
Marked pleadings
F2
Pre-trial orders and memoranda
F3
Plaintiff answers and supplemental answers to interrogatories
F4
Defense answers and supplemental answers to interrogatories
F 5'
Discovery requests
F6
Motions and orders to suppress
F7
Documents produced in discovery (requests for inspection; documents and letters)
F8
Miscellaneous discovery documents not on clerk's record
F9
Subpoenas, deposition notices, proof of service of same
F 10
Resource documents
G -- Post-Trial
G1
Motions - notices for new trial, remittitur, additur, notices or cross-notices of appeal
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Tab Section Title
H -- Appeal
I--
Miscellaneous
I1
To be filed (computer only)
I2
Miscellaneous to file
J -- District Court Record
J1
Clerk's docket sheets
J2
Filings by clerk's record number
J3
Court Orders by clerk's record number
J4
Notices and transcripts of court conferences
J5
Related cases
K -- Counsel correspondence
K1
Plaintiff counsel letters
K2
Defense counsel letters
K3
Miscellaneous correspondence and team memorandums
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