MINUTES Further Pretrial Conference held by Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler: Court disallows the proposed amended witness lists and other Franchise supplemental filings. Court prohibits further filings of witness lists and exhibit lists without express order of Court. No later than 6/25/03, the Franchise parties shall file a supplemental memorandum re pretrial order; any response by Intertainment is due no later than 7/2/03. No later than 7/7/03, a joint supplement to the joint exhibit list shall

Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler held a further pretrial conference addressing witness and exhibit lists in the ongoing dispute involving the Franchise parties and Intertainment. The court rejected the Franchise parties' proposed amended witness lists and supplemental filings.

It barred any further submissions of witness or exhibit lists without explicit court approval. The Franchise parties must file a supplemental memorandum concerning the pretrial order by June 25, 2003. Intertainment has until July 2, 2003, to respond.

Both sides must submit a joint supplement to the joint exhibit list by July 7, 2003. The court set a hearing on motions in limine for July 28, 2003, at 11:00 a.m., with a strict deadline barring any additional motions in limine. The jury trial remains scheduled for August 5, 2003.

An exhibit conference will occur on August 1, 2003, at 3:00 p.m., where counsel must bring all proposed exhibits and witness books. The court’s refusal to allow amended witness lists and supplemental filings signals a tightening of pretrial procedures. This move limits the parties’ ability to alter their trial presentations at the last minute.

The deadlines for supplemental memoranda and joint exhibit lists set the stage for finalizing trial materials. The motions in limine hearing will likely shape the evidentiary boundaries for trial. The scheduled exhibit conference aims to resolve any remaining disputes over trial exhibits.

The court’s firm control over filings and deadlines suggests it is preparing to move the case efficiently toward trial.