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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CESAR URIBE,

Plaintiff,

 v.

PHILIP BABIENCO,

Defendant. /

No. C 13-01106 WHA

ORDER REGARDING JURY

INSTRUCTION ON

CREDIBILITY

At the final pretrial conference, counsel for defendant requested a jury instruction on

credibility that would allow the jury to take into account plaintiff’s incarceration. This request

stood in contradiction to the concession that defendant would not seek to impeach plaintiff via

prior convictions. After the hearing, the Court could not find any such proposed jury

instruction and therefore required counsel for defendant to submit the proposed jury instruction

by July 22, 2016, at noon.

The Court has now reviewed the materials submitted and finds the proposed instruction

confusing and unwarranted. Counsel for defendant asked for a jury instruction based on Ninth

Circuit Model Instruction 2.9, which has nothing to do with this case. The other proposed

model jury instruction bears upon the First Amendment. This is not a First Amendment action. 

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The proposed jury instruction regarding the credibility of the plaintiff will not be allowed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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