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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AARON VELARDE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-04011-JD 

PROPOSED VOIR DIRE

The parties did not file any proposed voir dire questions. Consequently, the Court will ask 

these voir dire questions in addition to the Court’s standard questions. The parties are responsible 

for filing a final witness list and a list of all attorneys involved in the case for use during voir dire. 

The parties should file the lists with the Court by December 4, 2015, and bring at least 10 copies 

of each to jury selection on December 7, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 3, 2015

________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS

1. Have you or anyone close to you ever worked for a lawyer or law firm?

2. Do you or anyone close to you have experience in the legal profession?

3. Have you ever had to appear in court, or in any court proceeding, as a plaintiff, defendant, 

victim or witness?

4. Have you or anyone close to you ever worked in any public safety, law enforcement or 

criminal justice system job?

5. Have you or anyone close to you worked for any other federal, state or local government 

agency?

6. Have you or anyone close to you worked for Union City?

7. Do you have any strong positive or negative feelings about Union City? 

8. Have you or anyone close to you worked for the Union City Police Department?

9. Do you have any strong positive or negative feelings about the Union City Police 

Department? 

10. Would you consider the testimony of a law enforcement witness to be less credible or more 

credible than the testimony of any other witness for any reason?

11. Do you think lawsuits involving civil rights claims are unfair or unjust and should not be 

brought to court? 

12. Do you have any strong positive or negative feelings about awarding damages for 

violations of civil rights? 

13. Do you think lawsuits involving excessive force claims against the police are unfair or 

unjust and should not be brought to court? 

14. Do you have any strong positive or negative feelings about awarding damages for claims 

of excessive force by the police? 

15. Do you have any difficulty understanding or reading the English language? 

16. On your seats are lists of attorneys involved with this case and potential witnesses. Do you 

know or are you familiar with any of the attorneys?

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17. Do you know or are you familiar with any of the potential witnesses?

18. Is there anything I have not asked you about that you believe could affect your ability to be 

a fair and impartial juror? 

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