1 Jay A. Zweig (011153) Melissa R. Berren (020993) 2 GALLAGHER & KENNEDY, P.A. 2575 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-9225 3 (602) 530-8407 4 Attorneys for Defendants 5 Richard J. Harris, Esq. Richard J. Harris Law Offices, P.C. 6 4445 E. Holmes Avenue, Suite 106 Mesa, Arizona 85206-3398 Attorney for Plaintiff 7 8
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Matthew Shaffer, Plaintiff, vs. No. CIV-03-2344-PHX-FJM AMENDED JOINT STIPULATED FORM OF VERDICT
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State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election 14 Commission; Colleen Connor and Chad Jacobs, husband and wife; and Jessica 15 Funkhouser and Lindy Funkhouser, husband and wife; John Does I-X; Jane 16 Does I-X, 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Plaintiff Matthew Shaffer and defendants State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election
2 Commission ("CCEC") and Colleen Connor submit the following amended Joint 3 Stipulated Form of Verdict: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 COPY of the foregoing electronically transmitted via the U.S. District Court 15 Electronic Case Filing system this 9th day of September, 2005 to: 16 David C. Larkin, Esq. 17 David C. Larkin, P.C. 4645 S. Lakeshore Drive, Suite 6 Tempe, Arizona 85282-3747 18 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff 19 s/Dawn Sylvester 20 21 22
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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 9th day of September, 2005. RICHARD J. HARRIS LAW OFFICES, P.C. By: s/Richard J. Harris Richard J. Harris, Esq. 4445 E. Holmes Avenue, Suite 106 Mesa, Arizona 85206-3398 Attorney for Plaintiff
GALLAGHER & KENNEDY, P.A. By: s/Jay A. Zweig______________ Jay A. Zweig Melissa R. Berren 2575 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-9225 Attorneys for Defendants
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COUNT II1: WRONGFUL TERMINATION FOR REPORTING VIOLATION OF LAW (Use this form if you find for the plaintiff Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, the CCEC)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our 4 oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission (CCEC), on the plaintiff's claim for wrongful termination for reporting a violation of the law, and find his damages to be 5 $__________________. 6 7 (1) 8 9 10 (3) 11 12 13 (5) 14 15 16 (7) 17 18 19 20
1 The parties have agreed to list the count numbers on this pretrial motion, however 21 request that the Count numbers be deleted prior to being presented to the jury.
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COUNT II: WRONGFUL TERMINATION FOR REPORTING VIOLATION OF LAW (Use if you find for the defendant, the CCEC)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election 4 Commission (CCEC), on the plaintiff's claim for wrongful termination for reporting a violation of the law. 5 6 (1) 7 8 9 (3) 10 11 12 (5) 13 14 15 (7) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT III: DEFAMATION (Use if you find for the plaintiff Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendants, the CCEC and/or Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant(s), the 4 State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission and/or Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for defamation and for his damages to be $____________________. 5 6 (1) 7 8 9 (3) 10 11 12 (5) 13 14 15 (7) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT III: DEFAMATION (Use if you find for the defendants, the CCEC and Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendants, the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election 3 Commission (CCEC) and Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for defamation. 4 5 (1) 6 7 8 (3) 9 10 11 (5) 12 13 14 (7) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT V: LIBERTY INTEREST (Use if you find for the plaintiff Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen 4 Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a violation of his liberty interest, and find his damages to be $_________________. 5 6 (1) 7 8 9 (3) 10 11 12 (5) 13 14 15 (7) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT V: LIBERTY INTEREST (Use if you find for the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a 3 violation of his liberty interest. 4 5 (1) 6 7 8 (3) 9 10 11 (5) 12 13 14 (7) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
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COUNT VI: FIRST AMENDMENT (Use if you find for the plaintiff Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen 4 Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a violation of his First Amendment right, and find his damages to be $__________________. 5 6 (1) 7 8 9 (3) 10 11 12 (5) 13 14 15 (7) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT VI: FIRST AMENDMENT (Use if you find for the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a 3 violation of his First Amendment right. 4 5 (1) 6 7 8 (3) 9 10 11 (5) 12 13 14 (7) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name Printed Name
Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature Signature FOREPERSON
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COUNT VIII: INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS (Use if you find for the plaintiff Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our 4 oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for intentional interference with contractual relations, and find his damages to be $____________________. 5 6 7 8 (2) 9 10 11 (4) 12 13 14 (6) 15 16 17 (8) 18 19 20 21 22
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COUNT VIII: INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS (Use if you find for the defendant, Colleen Connor)
We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a 4 intentional interference with contractual relations. 5 6 7 (2) 8 9 10 (4) 11 12 13 (6) 14 15 16 (8) 17 18 19 20 21 22
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