# The Final Pretrial Conference and the Civil Trial

Federal Judicial Center ava19287vnb1 -- 1718-V/91 (1991) The Final Pretrial Conference and the Civil Trial Judges Marvin E. Aspen (N.D.Ill.) and Kimba M. Wood (S.D.N.Y.) discuss and emphasize the continued importance of careful case management as the civil trial approaches. Topics they address include the final pretrial conference; jury selection and orientation; maximizing jury performance; courtroom demeanor; instructions; summations and deliberations; the verdict and post-trial proceedings; and the bench trial. For use in the orientation of district judges.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1991
- By: Federal Judicial Center
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava19287vnb1)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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