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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Anthony Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s 

claim of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment against Defendants Gonzales

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Murrieta arising out of an alleged assault following the takedown of Plaintiff by Defendant Gonzales 

on June 9, 2008. A jury trial is set for April 28, 2015. 

On February 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting a courtesy copy of the Ninth Circuit’s 

Model Jury Instruction for excessive force by a correctional officer. (ECF No. 131.) 

Plaintiff’s request for a courtesy copy of the Ninth Circuit’s Model Jury Instruction regarding 

excessive force is unnecessary. First, Plaintiff makes no showing that the Ninth Circuit’s Model Jury 

Instructions are unavailable to him through the prison law library. Second, as the Court indicated 

 

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 Defendant was sued as “L. Gonzalez.” 

ANTHONY JOHNSON,

 Plaintiff,

v.

L. GONZALEZ, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:09-cv-01264-BAM PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

REQUESTING A COURTESY COPY OF THE 

NINTH CIRCUIT MODEL JURY INSTRUCTION 

FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE BY A 

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

(ECF No. 131)

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during the Telephonic Trial Confirmation Hearing held on March 3, 2015, the Court prepares 

proposed jury instructions, based on the Ninth Circuit’s Model Civil Jury Instructions, which will be 

available to Plaintiff on the first day of trial. Third, and finally, the record reflects that on April 2, 

2015, Defendants filed and served their proposed jury instructions, which included a proposed jury 

instruction regarding excessive force based on the Ninth Circuit’s model instruction. Defendants’ 

proposed instruction identifies any alterations to the Ninth Circuit’s Model Civil Jury Instructions by 

underlined text. (ECF No. 158.) 

For these reasons, Plaintiff’s motion requesting a courtesy copy of the Ninth Circuit’s Model 

Jury Instructions for excessive force is HEREBY DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 6, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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