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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

JOYCE HUTTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF BERKELEY POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-03407-JCS 

COURT’S PROPOSED SPECIAL VERDICT FORM

Dated: March 9, 2015

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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JURY VERDICT

We, the jury, unanimously find as follows:

I. LIABILITY – UNREASONABLE DETENTION UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1983

1. Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendant Officer Lucero violated 

Plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights because she initiated the traffic stop without reasonable 

suspicion or detained Plaintiff after reasonable suspicion had dissipated? 

__Yes __No

If you answer yes, proceed to the next question. If you answer no, proceed directly to signing the 

verdict form. 

2. Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that the traffic stop was a substantial 

factor in causing Plaintiff Hutton harm? 

__Yes __No

If you answer yes, proceed to Section II (Damages). If you answer no, proceed directly to signing 

the verdict form.

II. DAMAGES

A. Compensatory Damages

3. What is the total amount of compensatory damages that should be awarded for the harm 

that Officer Lucero caused to Ms. Hutton?

$___________

Proceed to the next question. 

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B. Punitive Damages

4. Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that Officer Lucero’s conduct was 

either malicious, oppressive, or committed in reckless disregard of Ms. Hutton’s rights? 

__Yes __No

If yes, proceed to the next question. If no, proceed directly to signing the verdict form. 

5. Do you award punitive damages?

__Yes __No

If yes, proceed to the next question. If no, proceed directly to signing the verdict form. 

6. What is the amount of punitive damages?

__Yes __No

Please sign and date the verdict form. 

III. SIGN AND DATE THE SPECIAL VERDICT FORM

Signed: __________________________________________________________

Foreperson of the Jury: ______________________________________________

Dated: _____________

After this Verdict Form has been signed and dated, please submit a Jury Note to the Court 

Security Officer notifying the Court that the Jury has reached a verdict. Please return the Verdict 

Form to the Courtroom Deputy.

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