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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

GOLDY RAYBON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARDY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-01008-GEB-EFB

PROPOSED INTRODUCTION & VOIR 

DIRE, PRELIMINARY JURY 

INSTRUCTIONS, CLOSING JURY 

INSTRUCTIONS, AND VERDICT FORM; 

AND RULING ON DEFENDANT’S IN 

LIMINE MOTIONS

The Court’s proposed introduction and voir dire, 

preliminary jury instructions, closing jury instructions, and 

verdict form are attached. The undisputed facts follow the 

preliminary jury instructions. The instructions do not include 

punitive damages, since the issue of punitive damages will be 

presented to the jury (both as to liability and the amount of any 

punitive damages) only if the jury finds in favor of Plaintiff 

against Defendant.

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Lastly, Defendant Hardy’s in limine motions filed on 

March 1, 2016, (ECF Nos. 64–65), are denied because they are not

ripe enough for a pre-trial ruling and appear to concern matters 

that may not arise during the trial. 

Dated: March 9, 2016

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOLDY RAYBON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARDY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-01008-GEB-EFB

INTRODUCTION & VOIR DIRE

1. Ms. Furstenau, please administer the oath to the 

panel. Good morning, and welcome to the United States District 

Court. Thank you for both your presence and your anticipated 

cooperation in the questioning process we are about to begin. 

You are performing an important function in our legal system. 

The court personnel who will assist me in this 

trial are on the platform below me. The Courtroom Deputy is Shani 

Furstenau. She is on the platform below me on my left side. Next 

to her is the Certified Court Reporter.

2. The Jury Administrator has already randomly 

selected potential jurors and placed their names on a sheet that 

has been provided to each party. The names are listed in the 

numerical sequence in which they were randomly selected, and each 

juror has been placed in his or her randomly-selected seat, and 

has a large laminated card showing the number of his or her 

random selection.

3. I will ask a series of questions to the jurors as 

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a group. If you have a response, please raise your hand or the 

number you’ve been given, which reflects your seat number. 

Generally, you will be given an opportunity to respond in 

accordance with the numerical order in which you are seated, with 

the juror having the lowest number responding first. If no juror 

raises his or her hand, I will simply state “no response” for the 

record and then ask the next question. If you know it is your 

turn to respond to a question, you may respond before I call your 

name by stating the number on the laminated card you have.

I am about to ask you questions intended to 

provide the parties with information about each prospective 

juror, so that each side is in a better position to select 

individuals to serve as jurors.

4. This lawsuit concerns Plaintiff’s allegation that 

Defendant used excessive force against Plaintiff on a day when 

Plaintiff was on contraband surveillance watch because he was 

suspected of hiding contraband in his body.

Is there anything about the nature of this case 

which might prevent you from being fair and impartial to either 

side of this case?

5. It has been estimated that it should take two days 

for all the evidence and closing arguments to be presented to the 

jury, following the jury will commence jury deliberation. A trial 

day is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and usually ends around 

4:30 p.m. As soon as you commence jury deliberations, you will be 

expected to deliberate as necessary during these hours, but not 

on the weekends, until you complete your deliberations. Will any 

of you find it difficult or impossible to participate in this 

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trial during these times?

6. Each party may now introduce himself and name any 

witness he may call to the witness stand during the trial.

Do you know any individual just named?

7. Is there any member of the panel who has a problem 

that would make it difficult to serve as juror in this case?

8. Have you ever served as a juror before?

(a) Please state the nature of the case and, 

without stating the result reached, state whether the jury 

reached a verdict.

9. During the trial, each of you will have to 

determine which witnesses are telling the truth. Please raise 

your hand if you are unwilling or not comfortable judging the 

credibility of a witness.

10. Is there any reason why you could not be fair to 

both sides in this case?

11. Would you tend to believe the testimony of a 

correctional officer just because the witness is or was a 

correctional officer? 

12. Would you tend not to believe the testimony of a 

correctional officer just because the witness is or was a 

correctional officer? 

13. Have any of your close relatives or friends ever 

been in jail or prison?

14. My deputy clerk will give juror number 1 a sheet 

on which there are questions that I want each of you to answer. 

Please pass the sheet to the juror next to you after you answer 

the questions. 

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(a) Name

(b) Age

(c) Educational background

(d) Present and former occupations for you and 

your spouse and/or any person residing with you. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOLDY RAYBON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARDY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-01008-GEB-EFB

PRELIMINARY JURY INSTRUCTIONS & 

UNDISPUTED FACTS (ECF NO. 62 AT 

ECF PP. 7–11.) 

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 1

Ladies and gentlemen: You are now the jury in this 

case. It is my duty to instruct you on the law. 

These instructions are preliminary instructions to help 

you understand the principles that apply to civil trials and to 

help you understand the evidence as you listen to it. At the end 

of the trial, I will give you further instructions on the rules 

of law.

You must not infer from these instructions, or from 

anything I may say or do, that I have an opinion regarding the 

evidence or what your verdict should be.

It is your duty to find the facts from all the evidence 

in the case. To those facts you will apply the law as I give it 

to you. You must follow the law as I give it to you whether you 

agree with it or not. And you must not be influenced by any 

personal likes or dislikes, opinions, prejudices, or sympathy. 

That means that you must decide the case solely on the evidence 

before you. 

In following my instructions, you must follow all of 

them and not single out some and ignore others; they are all 

important.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 2

I am now going to give you jury admonitions that you 

must remember. When we take recesses, I may reference these 

admonitions by telling you to remember the admonitions or 

something similar to that. You are required to follow these 

admonitions whether or not I remind you of them:

First, keep an open mind throughout the trial, and do 

not decide what the verdict should be until you and your fellow 

jurors have completed your deliberations at the end of the case. 

Second, because you must decide this case based only on 

the evidence received in the case and on my instructions as to 

the law that applies; you must not be exposed to any other 

information about the case or to the issues it involves during 

the course of your jury duty. Thus, until the end of the case or 

unless I tell you otherwise:

Do not communicate with anyone in any way and do not 

let anyone else communicate with you in any way about the merits 

of the case or anything to do with it. This includes discussing 

the case in person, in writing, by phone or electronic means, via 

e-mail, Facebook, text messaging, or any Internet chat room, 

blog, Web site, App, or other feature. This applies to 

communicating with your fellow jurors until I give you the case 

for deliberation, and it applies to communicating with everyone 

else including your family members, your employer, and the people 

involved in the trial, although you may notify your family and 

your employer that you have been seated as a juror in the case. 

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But, if you are asked or approached in any way about your jury 

service or anything about this case, you must respond that you 

have been ordered not to discuss the matter and to report the 

contact to the court.

Because you will receive all the evidence and legal 

instruction you properly may consider to return a verdict: do not 

read, watch, or listen to any news or media accounts or 

commentary about the case or anything to do with it; do not 

conduct any research, such as consulting dictionaries, searching 

the Internet, or using other reference materials; and do not make 

any investigation or in any other way try to learn about the case 

on your own. The law requires these restrictions to ensure the 

parties have a fair trial based on the same evidence that each 

party has had an opportunity to address. 

Third, if you need to communicate with me, simply give 

a signed note to my courtroom deputy, or to the court reporter if 

my courtroom deputy is not present, who will give it to me.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 3

The evidence you are to consider in deciding what the 

facts are consists of:

the sworn testimony of any witness;

the exhibits that are received into evidence; and

any facts to which the parties agree.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 4

In reaching your verdict, you may consider only the 

testimony and exhibits received into evidence. Certain things are 

not evidence, and you may not consider them in deciding what the 

facts are. I will list them for you:

First, arguments and statements by Defendant’s attorney 

and by Plaintiff, except when Plaintiff testifies under oath, are 

not evidence. Defendant’s attorney is not a witness, and 

Plaintiff is not a witness except when he testifies under oath. 

What they eventually may say in their closing arguments is 

intended to help you interpret the evidence, but it is not 

evidence. If the facts as you remember them differ from the way 

Defendant’s attorney and Plaintiff state them, your memory of the 

facts controls;

Second, questions and objections by the parties are not 

evidence. The parties have a duty to object when they believe a 

question is improper under the rules of evidence. You should not 

be influenced by the objection or by the court’s ruling on it;

Third, testimony that has been excluded or stricken, or 

that you have been instructed to disregard, is not evidence and 

must not be considered. In addition, sometimes testimony and 

exhibits are received only for a limited purpose; if I give a 

limiting instruction, you must follow it;

Fourth, anything you see or hear when the court is not 

in session is not evidence. You are to decide the case solely on 

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the evidence received at the trial.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 5

Evidence may be direct or circumstantial. Direct 

evidence is direct proof of a fact, such as testimony by a 

witness about what that witness personally saw or heard or did. 

Circumstantial evidence is proof of one or more facts from which 

you could find another fact. 

You should consider both kinds of evidence. The law 

makes no distinction between the weight to be given to either 

direct or circumstantial evidence. It is for you to decide how 

much weight to give to any evidence.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 6

There are rules of evidence that control what can be 

received into evidence. When Plaintiff or Defendant’s attorney 

ask a question or offer an exhibit into evidence, and another 

party thinks that it is not permitted by the rules of evidence, 

that party may object. If I overrule the objection, the question 

may be answered or the exhibit received. If I sustain the 

objection, the question cannot be answered, and the exhibit 

cannot be received. Whenever I sustain an objection to a 

question, you must ignore the question and must not guess what 

the answer might have been.

Sometimes I may order that evidence be stricken from 

the record and that you disregard or ignore the evidence. That 

means that when you are deciding the case, you must not consider 

the evidence that I told you to disregard.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 7

During deliberations, you will have to make your 

decision based on what you recall of the evidence. You will not 

have a transcript of the trial. I urge you to pay close attention 

to the testimony as it is given.

If at any time during the trial you cannot hear what is 

said or see what is shown, let me know so that I can correct the 

problem.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 8

If you wish, you may take notes to help you remember 

the evidence. If you do take notes, please keep them to yourself 

until you and your fellow jurors go to the jury room to decide 

the case. Do not let note-taking distract you. When you leave, 

your notes should be left on the seat on which you are seated. 

Whether or not you take notes, you should rely on your 

own memory of the evidence. Notes are only to assist your memory. 

You should not be overly influenced by your notes or those of 

your fellow jurors.

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PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTION NO. 9

From time to time during the trial, it may become 

necessary for me to talk with the parties out of the hearing of 

the jury, either by having a conference at the bench when the 

jury is present in the courtroom, or by calling a recess. Please 

understand that while you are waiting, we are working. The 

purpose of these conferences is not to keep relevant information 

from you, but to decide how certain evidence is to be treated 

under the rules of evidence and to avoid confusion and error.

Of course, we will do what we can to keep the number 

and length of these conferences to a minimum. I may not always 

grant a party’s request for a conference. Do not consider my 

granting or denying a request for a conference as any indication 

of my opinion of the case or of what your verdict should be.

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UNDISPUTED FACTS

A court order issued before this trial that determined 

the following facts concerning this case are undisputed. 

Therefore, you should treat each of the following facts as having 

been proved.

Plaintiff Goldy Raybon is properly in the custody of 

the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Plaintiff was housed at Folsom State Prison at all 

times relevant to this case.

On Saturday, September 19, 2009, Plaintiff was placed 

on contraband surveillance watch because he was suspected of 

hiding contraband in his rectum.

Contraband surveillance watch is reserved for inmates

believed to have swallowed contraband or hidden it in their body

cavities.

Inmates on contraband surveillance watch must pass

three recorded bowel movements that are contraband-free before

they can be removed from contraband surveillance watch.

While on contraband surveillance watch, inmates are

kept under direct and constant visual surveillance.

Contraband surveillance watch inmates are checked by

correctional and medical personnel frequently, and they are given 

meals, snacks, and drinks regularly to help facilitate bowel 

movements.

Upon entering contraband surveillance watch, inmates

are given pairs of socks, two sets of boxer shorts, and two sets

of jumpsuits.

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Inmates on contraband surveillance watch have the legs

and waist of their boxer shorts, and the arms and legs of their

jumpsuits, taped closed to prevent them from accessing their body 

waste and disposing of or further concealing contraband.

Inmates on contraband surveillance watch are kept in

waist restraints with handcuffs and leg restraints.

Cells designated for contraband surveillance watch do

not have showers or flushing toilets because of the possibility

that contraband may be recovered and discarded.

Contraband surveillance watch inmates must contact

staff when they need to urinate or defecate.

A portable toilet and toilet paper is provided when the 

inmate needs to defecate, and a plastic urinal device is provided 

when he needs to urinate. The amount of urine expelled is 

measured and recorded by correctional officers, and the feces is 

searched to locate possible contraband.

When Plaintiff was put on contraband surveillance watch 

on September 19, 2009, he was given a new pair of socks, two 

pairs of boxer shorts (one facing forward and the other

backward), and two jumpsuits (one facing forward and the other

backward).

Before putting the first jumpsuit on, correctional

officers taped Plaintiff’s boxers around his thighs and waist.

After that, Plaintiff put the first jumpsuit on, and

correctional officers taped his ankles, thighs, waist, arms, and

wrists.

After that, Plaintiff put the second jumpsuit on, and

officers taped his ankles, thighs, waist, arms, and wrists again.

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Officers then applied mechanical restraints around

Plaintiff’s ankles, and waist restraints around his mid-section,

and they placed him in handcuffs that were connected to the waist 

restraints.

A correctional officer was stationed right outside

Plaintiff’s cell the entire time he was on contraband

surveillance watch.

When Plaintiff needed to relieve himself, he told the

officer outside his cell, and the officer then notified the

sergeant.

After the sergeant was notified that Plaintiff had to

relieve himself, two or three officers went to Plaintiff’s cell,

undid all of the tape around Plaintiff’s clothes, removed the

mechanical restraints around his waist, and provided him with a

urinal for urination or a portable toilet for defecation.

On average, it takes about fifteen minutes from the

moment an inmate on contraband surveillance watch asks to relieve 

himself to the time his restraints are replaced and he is put 

back in his cell.

On September 21, 2009, at 5:10 p.m., Plaintiff was

removed from his cell. Plaintiff urinated after he was removed

from his cell, and after that, his jumpsuits were replaced, his

tape was re-applied by Defendant Hardy, and his vital signs were

checked.

Plaintiff’s vital signs were checked again at 8:00 p.m. 

At 8:30 p.m., a nurse took Plaintiff to the Treatment and Triage 

Area after he complained of shortness of breath.

Plaintiff did not tell the nurse why he was

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experiencing shortness of breath.

Dr. Reddy evaluated Plaintiff at the Treatment and

Triage Area at approximately 9:10 p.m.

Plaintiff’s chief complaint to Dr. Reddy was shortness

of breath, but he did not mention Defendant Hardy or say that

Hardy (or any other officer) applied his waist restraints too

tight.

Plaintiff was alert and oriented during Dr. Reddy’s

evaluation, and his blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation

levels were normal and stable.

Dr. Reddy determined that there were no clear medical

indications to send Plaintiff for emergency care outside of the

Treatment and Triage Area because Plaintiff was clinically

stable.

Plaintiff was released from the Treatment and Triage

Area and sent back to his contraband surveillance watch cell

about twenty minutes after Dr. Reddy evaluated him.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOLDY RAYBON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARDY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-01008-GEB-EFB

CLOSING JURY INSTRUCTIONS

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Instruction No. 1

Members of the jury, now that you have heard all the 

evidence and the arguments of the parties, it is my duty to 

instruct you on the law which applies to this case. Each of you 

is in possession of a copy of these jury instructions, which you 

may take into the jury room for your use during deliberations if 

you find it necessary.

It is your duty to find the facts from all the evidence

in the case. To those facts you must apply the law as I give it 

to you. You must follow the law as I give it to you whether you 

agree with it or not. And you must not be influenced by any 

personal likes or dislikes, opinions, prejudices, or sympathy. 

That means that you must decide the case solely on the evidence 

before you and according to the law. You will recall that you 

took an oath promising to do so at the beginning of the case.

In following my instructions, you must follow all of 

them and not single out some and ignore others; they are all 

equally important. Do not read into these instructions or into 

anything I may have said or done any suggestion as to what 

verdict you should return—that is a matter entirely up to you.

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Instruction No. 2

The evidence you are to consider in deciding what the

facts are consists of:

the sworn testimony of any witness;

the exhibits which were received into evidence; and

the undisputed facts which were previously read to you.

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Instruction No. 3

In reaching your verdict, you may consider only the 

testimony and exhibits received into evidence. Certain things are 

not evidence, and you may not consider them in deciding what the 

facts are. I will list them for you:

First, arguments and statements by Defendants’ 

attorneys and by Plaintiff, except when Plaintiff gave testimony 

under oath, are not evidence. Defendants’ attorneys are not 

witnesses and Plaintiff is not a witness except when he testified 

under oath. What they said in their opening statements, closing 

arguments, and at other times is intended to help you interpret 

the evidence, but it is not evidence. If the facts as you 

remember them differ from the way Defendants’ attorneys and 

Plaintiff stated them, your memory of the facts controls;

Second, questions and objections by the parties are not 

evidence. The parties have a duty to object when they believe a 

question is improper under the rules of evidence. You should not 

be influenced by the objection or by the court’s ruling on it;

Third, testimony that has been excluded or stricken, or 

that you have been instructed to disregard, is not evidence and 

must not be considered. In addition, if I gave a limiting 

instruction, you must follow it; 

Fourth, anything you saw or heard when the court was 

not in session is not evidence. You are to decide the case solely 

on the evidence received at the trial.

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Instruction No. 4

Evidence may be direct or circumstantial. Direct 

evidence is direct proof of a fact, such as testimony by a 

witness about what that witness personally saw or heard or did. 

Circumstantial evidence is proof of one or more facts from which 

you could find another fact. 

You should consider both kinds of evidence. The law 

makes no distinction between the weight to be given to either 

direct or circumstantial evidence. It is for you to decide how 

much weight to give to any evidence.

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Instruction No. 5

In deciding the facts in this case, you may have to 

decide which testimony to believe and which testimony not to 

believe. You may believe everything a witness says, or part of 

it, or none of it. Proof of a fact does not necessarily depend on 

the number of witnesses who testify about it.

In considering the testimony of any witness, you may 

take into account:

the opportunity and ability of the witness to see or 

hear or know the things testified to;

the witness’s memory;

the witness’s manner while testifying;

the witness’s interest in the outcome of the case and 

any bias or prejudice;

whether other evidence contradicted the witness’s 

testimony;

the reasonableness of the witness’s testimony in light 

of all the evidence; and

any other factor that bears on believability.

The weight of the evidence as to a fact does not 

necessarily depend on the number of witnesses who testify about 

it.

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Instruction No. 6

The evidence that a witness has been convicted of a 

crime may be considered, along with all other evidence, in 

deciding whether to believe the witness and how much weight to 

give to the testimony of the witness, but for no other purpose.

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Instruction No. 7

Some evidence was admitted for a limited purpose only. 

When I instructed you that an item of evidence was 

admitted for a limited purpose, you must consider it only for 

that limited purpose and for no other. 

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Instruction No. 8

When a party has the burden of proof on a claim by a 

preponderance of the evidence, it means you must be persuaded by 

the evidence that the claim is more probably true than not true.

You should base your decision on all of the evidence,

regardless of which party presented it.

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Instruction No. 9

You should decide the case as to each Defendant 

separately. Unless otherwise stated, the instructions apply to 

all parties.

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Instruction No. 10

The State of California, the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Folsom State Prison are not 

defendants in this case. 

Whether or not the State of California would reimburse 

a Defendant for any damages awarded is irrelevant and should not 

be considered in deciding this case.

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Instruction No. 11

Plaintiff alleges Defendant Hardy used excessive force 

against him on September 21, 2009, in violation of the Eighth 

Amendment when Defendant applied tape on Plaintiff’s waist, while 

Plaintiff was under contraband surveillance watch at Folsom State 

Prison. To prevail on this claim, Plaintiff must prove, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, each of the following elements:

First, that the Defendant used excessive force under 

all of the circumstances;

Second, that the Defendant acted maliciously and 

sadistically for the purpose of causing harm; and

Third, that the Defendant’s actions caused harm to 

Plaintiff.

In determining whether the Defendant used excessive 

force in this case, consider the need to use force, the 

relationship between that need and the amount of force used, 

whether the Defendant applied the force in a good faith effort to 

maintain or restore discipline, any threat reasonably perceived 

by the Defendant, any efforts made to temper the severity of a 

forceful response, and the extent of the injury suffered. In 

considering these factors, you should give deference to a prison 

official in the execution of a policy and/or practice that in his 

judgment is needed to preserve institutional order and discipline 

and to maintain institutional security.

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A person acts “maliciously” by acting with ill will, 

spite, or for the purpose of injuring Plaintiff.

A person acts “sadistically” by engaging in extreme or 

excessive cruelty or by delighting in cruelty. 

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Instruction No. 12

It is my duty to instruct you about the measure of 

damages. By instructing you on damages, I do not mean to suggest 

for which party your verdict should be rendered.

If you find for Plaintiff on one or more of his claims, 

you must determine his compensatory damages. The Plaintiff has 

the burden of proving compensatory damages by a preponderance of 

the evidence. Compensatory damages mean the amount of money that 

will reasonably and fairly compensate Plaintiff for any injury 

that you determine the Defendant caused. You should consider the 

nature and extent of Plaintiff’s injuries. 

It is for you to determine what compensatory damages, 

if any, have been proved.

Your award must be based on evidence and not on 

speculation, guesswork, or conjecture.

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Instruction No. 13

The law that applies to this case authorizes an award 

of nominal damages. If you find in Plaintiff’s favor on a claim, 

but you find that he has failed to prove compensatory damages as 

defined in these instructions, you must award nominal damages. 

Nominal damages may not exceed one dollar.

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Instruction No. 14

Some of you have taken notes during the trial. Such 

notes are only for the personal use of the person who took them.

There is a tendency to attach undue importance to 

matters that a person has written down. However, some testimony 

that is considered unimportant at the time presented, and thus 

not written down, may take on greater significance later in the 

trial in light of all the evidence presented. Therefore, you are 

instructed that your notes are only a tool to aid your individual 

memory. Your memory is your greatest asset when it comes time to 

deliberate and render a decision in this case.

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Instruction No. 15

When you begin your deliberations, you should elect one 

member of the jury as your presiding juror. That person will 

preside over the deliberations and speak for you here in court.

You will then discuss the case with your fellow jurors 

to reach agreement if you can do so. Your verdict must be 

unanimous.

Each of you must decide the case for yourself, but you 

should do so only after you have considered all of the evidence, 

discussed it fully with the other jurors, and listened to the 

views of your fellow jurors.

Do not hesitate to change your opinion if the 

discussion persuades you that you should. Do not come to a 

decision simply because other jurors think it is right.

It is important that you attempt to reach a unanimous 

verdict but, of course, only if each of you can do so after 

having made your own conscientious decision. Do not change an 

honest belief about the weight and effect of the evidence simply 

to reach a verdict.

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Instruction No. 16

A verdict form has been prepared for you. After you 

have reached unanimous agreement on a verdict, your presiding 

juror will fill in the form that will be given to you, sign and 

date it, and advise the United States Marshal’s representative 

outside your door that you are ready to return to the courtroom.

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Instruction No. 17

If it becomes necessary during your deliberations to 

communicate with me, you may send a note through the United 

States Marshal’s representative, signed by your presiding juror 

or by one or more members of the jury. No member of the jury 

should ever attempt to communicate with me except by a signed 

writing; I will communicate with any member of the jury on 

anything concerning the case only in writing, or here in open 

court. If you send out a question, I will consult with the 

parties before answering it, which may take some time. You may 

continue your deliberations while waiting for the answer to any 

question. Remember that you are not to tell anyone - including me 

- how the jury stands, numerically or otherwise, until after you 

have reached a unanimous verdict or have been discharged. Do not 

disclose any vote count in any note to the court.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOLDY RAYBON,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARDY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-01008-GEB-EFB

VERDICT FORM

WE THE JURY UNANIMOUSLY FIND THE FOLLOWING VERDICT ON 

THE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS: 

Question No. 1: Does Plaintiff prevail on his 

excessive force claim against Defendant?

Answer: ____ YES ____ NO

(If you answered yes, continue to Question No. 2. If 

you answered no, proceed to the next page and date, sign, and 

return this verdict.) 

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Question No. 2: What is the amount of damages you 

award to Plaintiff from Defendant Deleon? 

$______________

(Date, sign, and return this verdict.)

Dated this _____ day of _________ 2016.

______________________________

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