Judge Lily L. Sinfield

For a Request for Informal Discovery Conference, briefly describe the nature of the discovery dispute, including the facts and legal arguments at issue. For an Answer to Request for Informal Discovery Conference, briefly describe why the Court should deny the requested discovery, including the facts and legal arguments at issue. (Do not attach more than two pages. File directly in S31, five days prior to the conference.)

Include a brief summary of why the requested relief should be denied (no longer than two pages);

On the date of the TRC, the parties shall bring with them, a three-ring Joint Trial Binder that contains the following, if applicable:

The parties shall meet, confer, and bring to Court on the first day of trial, two complete copies of the Joint Exhibit Binder.

Any exhibit, demonstrative, or other material to be filed or presented to the Court which was created or drafted with any assistance or use of an AI tool shall be identified as such in its title or caption, in a table preceding the body of exhibit, demonstrative, or other material, and by a separate Notice filed contemporaneously with the document or material.

No other pleadings, including but not limited to exhibits, declarations, or attachments, will be accepted, unless after receipt of the Request and Answer the Court requests it.

Joint Statement of the Case (if the parties do not anticipate giving mini-openings);

Joint exhibit list (Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pates, date stamped at the bottom of each page;

Trial briefs are required for bench trials.

No less than five (5) days prior to the Settlement Conference, MSC Briefs must be filed directly in Department S-31 and served on opposing parties that include all four (4) elements enumerated in CRC 3.1380, including, but not limited to settlement discussions.

Plaintiff shall submit, in compliance with CRC RULE 2.1055, a complete set of jury instructions (with a generic pleading cover sheet) with an itemized list of the CACI Instructions and Special Instructions, if any.

Defendant's jury instructions are due filed on the first day of trial and should only include additional instructions not previously submitted by Plaintiff and a list of objections to Plaintiff's instructions.

Contemporaneous with the production or disclosure of any such AI-generated evidentiary material, counsel shall serve a Notice to the opposing Party or side identifying such material with sufficient specificity to locate it (such as by Bates or production number, by attaching a copy to such Notice, by promptly responding to any request for counsel to provide a copy of such material, or by any other means which reasonably permits the other ===== PAGE 4 ===== Party or side to identify and locate the material promptly). Any such AI-generated material which does not have an accompanying Notice shall not be considered by the Court.

Any exhibit, demonstrative, or other material to be filed or presented to the Court which was created or drafted with any assistance or use of an AI tool shall be identified as such in its title or caption, in a table preceding the body of exhibit, demonstrative, or other material, and by a separate Notice filed contemporaneously with the document or material.

Absent stipulation between the Parties or other order of the Court on scheduling, at the time of the submission or filing of any such material to the Court, the Party or counsel proffering such AI-generated material to the Court shall file and serve any declarations, affidavits, or sworn testimony to address the material's authenticity under the Evidence Code.

Joint witness list with time estimates for direct examination, cross-examination, re-direct, and re-cross;

Plaintiff's Jury Instructions/Special Verdict.