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Court's standing pretrial order was attached to the Court's
orders setting the cases for trial. It provides that any
documents or materials which a party expects to use at trial
(except to impeach), but which are not stipulated, shall be
identified in writing and exchanged by the parties at least 15
days before the first day of the trial session. The standing
pretrial order also notified the parties that the Court may
refuse to receive in evidence any document or material not
stipulated or exchanged, unless otherwise agreed by the parties
or allowed by the Court for good cause shown.
Shortly before trial, petitioners moved for a continuance to
give them more time to get records from third parties.
Petitioners' motion was granted. The Court again served the
standing pretrial order on the parties on November 29, 1994, and
reset these cases for trial at the session beginning May 1, 1995.
On April 21, 1995, petitioners filed a second motion to continue.
Petitioners' motion was granted. In their second motion to
continue, petitioners alleged that respondent's agents had acted
improperly during the audit.
The Court again served the Court's standing pretrial order
on August 24, 1995, and reset the cases for trial at the session
beginning on January 29, 1996. Respondent proposed stipulated
findings of fact to petitioners. Petitioners did not respond.
Respondent filed a motion for the Court to order petitioners to
show cause why respondent's proposed stipulation of facts should
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