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The written trial procedures of Department 501, Judge Kristi Culver Kapetan: morning trial sessions at 8:30am for counsel and 9:00am for jurors, lunch at 12:00, the afternoon session at 1:30 and evening recess at 4:15 Monday through Wednesday, the Law and Motion Calendar heard on Thursdays during trial with evening recess at 3:00, and Fridays dark for trial purposes; no continuances or delays for witness unavailability - no witnesses available is the equivalent of resting; exhibits exchanged and pre-marked before trial, marked in numerical order and separated by tabs, photographs marked as separate exhibits, a single joint exhibit list with each objection and the objecting party listed - objections not noted may be waived - and the exhibits in one or more binders; 21 prospective jurors seated for voir dire, CCP section 222.5 strictly enforced, challenges for cause expressed in the hallway, hardships examined individually in the court's anteroom, the twelve jurors and the agreed alternates selected as one group and the alternates chosen at random just prior to deliberation; counsel free to walk through the well and approach witnesses to discuss exhibits; a joint list of prospective witnesses before jury selection, for display on the Elmo machine, and notice of the next day's witnesses; speaking objections not permitted; jury instructions and verdict forms before the second week of trial, or on the second day if the trial is expected to last less than one week, with lists of unobjected and objected instructions; depositions lodged with the clerk and notice of each page and line to be read; a short, non-argumentative statement of the case filed with the motions in limine, or a mini-opening of less than 5 minutes; bench and hallway conferences discouraged; and no court reporter provided - counsel to hire one.
California > Fifth Appellate District > Fresno County > Superior Court of California, County of Fresno > Department 501
Judge Culver Kapetan - Department 501 Judge Kristi Culver Kapetan Clerk: Telephone: (559) 457-6309 Schedule: Morning trial sessions will begin at 8:30am for counsel and 9:00am for jurors. A lunch break will be taken at 12:00. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30. Evening recess will be taken at 4:15 Monday through Wednesday. During trial, the Law and Motion Calendar will be heard on Thursdays
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