Judge Marie Wood

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Statement of case

A jury-trial statement of the case must be neutral and non-argumentative, state basic uncontested facts and each party's contentions, generally not exceed four or five sentences, and use plain English.

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Motion in limine

A motion to exclude evidence or prejudicial matter must be supported by a declaration of a meet-and-confer with opposing counsel and must explain the specific prejudice if the motion is denied.

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Verdict form

In jury trials, counsel must submit an agreed verdict form or, failing agreement, a partial joint form with separate proposals on the contested aspects.

Counsel are encouraged to exchange exhibits electronically in a standardized format.

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Pre trial documents

Counsel for all parties must exchange the listed pre-trial documents no later than 14 days before trial, or by another time the parties agree upon.

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Complaint

Plaintiff's counsel must serve all defendants and file proofs of service within 60 days of filing the complaint.

Each page of each exhibit must bear a unique and consecutive page number.

Exhibits must be numbered in advance, with each exhibit bearing a separate exhibit number.

A party intending to read from a deposition transcript must lodge the original transcript with the court on the first day of trial.

Counsel must provide the original and one copy of each listed trial document to the Court on the first day of trial.