Judicial Survey Questions

IT Q43: When do you set a deadline for the filing of proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions and/or special verdict form, witness and exhibits lists, motions in limine? Typically, how far in advance of trial are these deadlines?

IT A43: I typically set deadlines in a scheduling order issued after any summary judgment motions are resolved. I will typically set pretrial disclosures 35 days before trial, motions in limine 21 days before trial, proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict forms 14 days before trial.

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* Talwani, Indira

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts