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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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Case No.: 13-cv-00441-NC

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE ANTONIO AGUILAR 

JARAMILLO,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL LEISHMAN, ANTONIO 

MONTOJO, & THE CITY OF SAN 

MATEO,

Defendants.

Case No.13-cv-00441-NC 

VERDICT FORM

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VERDICT FORM

We, the jury, unanimously find the following by a preponderance of the evidence:

Part A. LIABILITY

Section 1983 Claim – Excessive Force

1. Did any of the officers use excessive force against Jose Antonio Aguilar 

Jaramillo?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 2. If 

your answers to Question 1 are both “No,” proceed directly to Question 5.

2. Was any of the officers’ use of force the moving force that caused harm to 

Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo? 

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 3. If 

your answers to Question 2 are both “No,” proceed directly to Question 5.

California Civil Code Section 52.1 (Bane Act) Claim

3. Did any of the officers use actions that a reasonable person would have 

found threatening, intimidating, or coercive against Jose Antonio Aguilar 

Jaramillo, which interfered with Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo’s right to 

be free from excessive force?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 4. If 

your answers to Question 3 are both “No,” proceed directly to Question 5.

4. Was any of the defendants’ conduct a substantial factor in causing harm to 

Jaramillo?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

Please proceed to Question 5.

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Battery Claim

5. Did Jaramillo prove that any of the officers committed a battery against 

him?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

Please proceed to Question 6.

Negligence Claim

6. Were any of the officers negligent?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 7. If 

your answers to Question 6 are both “No,” proceed directly to Question 11.

7. Was any of the officers’ negligence a substantial factor in causing harm to 

Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 8. If 

your answers to Question 7 are both “No,” proceed directly to Question 11.

8. Was Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo negligent?

Yes____ No____

If your answer to Question 8 is “Yes,” then please proceed to Question 9. If your answer 

to Question 8 is “No,” proceed directly to Question 11.

9. Was Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo’s negligence a substantial factor in 

causing his harm?

Yes____ No____

If your answer to Question 9 is “Yes,” then please proceed to Question 10. If your answer 

to Question 9 is “No,” proceed directly to Question 11.

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10.What percentage of responsibility for Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo’s 

harm do you assign to:

Michael Leishman: _____%

Antonio Montojo: _____%

Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo: _____%

Total: 100 %

Please proceed to Question 11.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 

11.Was the conduct of any of the officers outrageous? 

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 12. If 

your answers to Question 11 are both “No,” proceed directly to Part B.

12.Did any of the officers intend to cause Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo 

emotional distress, or did any of the officers act with reckless disregard of 

the probability that Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo would suffer emotional 

distress, knowing that Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo was present when 

the conduct occurred? 

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

If your answer is “Yes” to any of the defendants, then please proceed to Question 13. If 

your answers to Question 12 are both “No,” proceed directly to Part B.

13.Did Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo suffer severe emotional distress? 

Yes____ No____

If your answer to Question 13 is “Yes,” then please proceed to Question 14. If your 

answer to Question 13 is “No,” please proceed directly to Part B.

14.Was any of the officers’ conduct a substantial factor in causing harm to 

Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo?

Michael Leishman Yes____ No____

Antonio Montojo Yes____ No____

Please proceed to Part B.

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Part B. DAMAGES

If you answered “Yes” to any or all of Questions 2, 4, 5, 7, or 14, please answer the 

following questions. Otherwise, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the 

presiding juror sign and date this form.

15.What is the total amount of damages, if any, suffered by Jose Antonio 

Aguilar Jaramillo in each category described below? Do not award 

duplicate damages for the same harm suffered from multiple claims.

Medical Expenses: $________________

Lost Earnings: $________________

Pain and Suffering: $________________

Emotional Distress: $________________

Subtotal $________________

16.Does the jury award punitive damages because it finds that Michael 

Leishman’s or Antonio Montojo’s conduct that harmed Jose Antonio 

Aguilar Jaramillo was malicious, oppressive, or in reckless disregard of 

Jose Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo’s rights?

Yes____ No____

If your answer to Question 16 is “Yes,” then please proceed to Question 17. If your 

answer to Question 16 is “No,” please proceed to Question 18. 

17. What is the total amount of punitive damages you wish to award Jose 

Antonio Aguilar Jaramillo based on each of officers’ conduct?

Michael Leishman: $________________

Antonio Montojo: $________________

Subtotal $________________

18. What is the total amount of damages awarded to Jose Antonio Aguilar 

Jaramillo? Please combine the damages subtotals from Questions 15 and 

17. 

TOTAL: $________________

Please have the presiding juror sign and date this form.

SO SAY WE ALL, this ___ day of February, 2015.

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PRESIDING JUROR

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