Free Proposed Jury Instructions - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP
Firm State Bar No. 00443100 Renaissance One Two North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2391
TELEPHONE 602.229.5200

Attorneys for Defendant National RV Holdings Inc. William M. Shattuck (#007727) [email protected] IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Charles DeShazer, Plaintiff, vs. National RV Holdings, Inc., Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Caterpillar Inc. Defendants. NO. CIV-03-0869-PHX-FJM DEFENDANT NATIONAL RV'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS

Defendant National RV Holdings Inc. ("National RV") requests that the jury be instructed in accordance with the following instructions as taken from the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions (Civil) (2001): · Preliminary Instructions 1.1 Duty of Jury 1.3 What is Evidence 1.4 What is Not Evidence 1.5 Evidence for Limited Purpose 1.6 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence 1.7 Ruling on Objections 1.8 Credibility of Witnesses 1.9 Conduct of the Jury 1.10 No Transcript Available to the Jury 1.11 Taking Notes 1.12 Outline of Trial 1.13 Burden of Proof ­ Preponderance of the Evidence · Instructions at End of Case 3.1 Duties of Jury to Find Facts and Follow Law 3.2 What Is Evidence 3.3 What Is Not Evidence 3.5 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence 3.6 Credibility of Witnesses 3.7 Opinion Evidence, Expert Witnesses 3.11 Two or More Parties ­ Different Legal Rights

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Filed 01/27/2006

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· Concluding Instructions ­ Jury Deliberations 4.1 Duty to Deliberate 4.2 Use of Notes 4.3 Communication With Court 4.4 Return of Verdict · Burdens of Proof 5.1 Burden of Proof ­ Preponderance of the Evidence National RV further requests that the jury be instructed in accordance with the instructions that are attached hereto and identified as National RV Requested Instruction No. 1 through National RV Requested Instruction No. 8. DATED this 27th day of January, 2006. QUARLES & BRADY STREICH LANG LLP Renaissance One Two North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004-2391 By s/William M. Shattuck William M. Shattuck Attorneys for Defendants National RV Holdings Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on January 27, 2006, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Marshall Meyers, Esq. KROHN & MOSS, LTD. 111 W. Monroe, #711 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Attorneys for Plaintiff John C. Hendricks, Esq. Meagher & Geer P.L.L.P. 8800 North Gainey Center Drive, Suite 261 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Attorneys for Defendant Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation

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