Free Proposed Jury Instructions - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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RICHARD J. HARRIS LAW OFFICES, P.C .
4445 E. HOLMES AVE., SUITE 106 MESA, AZ 85206 (480) 854-3500 [email protected]

Richard J. Harris ­ #013859 Attorney for Plaintiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Matthew Shaffer, Plaintiff, v. State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission; Colleen Connor and Chad Jacobs; husband and wife; and Jessica Funkhouser and Lindy Funkouser, husband and wife; John Does I-X; Jane Does I-X Defendants. Plaintiff hereby submits his proposed Jury Verdict Form for the total amount of award. Because certain elements of damage may be duplicated between claims while others are not, the general verdict forms for each claim could give rise to confusion and error in either under or over calculating the total damages the jury intends to award Shaffer. Failure to include a total could result in a double award of damages if the jury finds that the damage from one claim is identical to the damage from another. However, if the jury finds, for example, that the reputation damage from being accused of a felony is different from the reputation damage from being terminated, Shaffer would be entitled to both amounts. The only way to know and avoid a mistake is for the jury to communicate what its intentions were for the total award. This verdict form should be supported by an instruction to the jury regarding the law against multiple recoveries for the same damage. Case 2:03-cv-02344-FJM Document 91 Filed 09/09/2005 Page 1 of 3 CV03 2344 PHX FJM PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED JURY VERDICT FORM ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD

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SUBM ITTED this September 9, 2005 R ICHARD J. H ARRIS L AW O FFICES, P.C.

By: s/Richard J. Harris Richard J. Harris 4445 E. Holmes Ave., Suite 106 Mesa, AZ 85206 Copy of the foregoing electronically transmitted via the U.S. District Court's Electronic Case Filing System this September 9, 2005 and to: Jay Zweig Melissa Berrens Gallagher & Kennedy 2575 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016-9225 Attorney for Defendants

s/Richard J. Harris
Shaffer\pleadings\Supplemental Verdict Form on Total Award

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PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED FINAL VERDICT FORM: What is the total amount of damages you award to Matthew Shaffer? Answer: __________________________

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