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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EARNEST HENDERSON,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

DEPUTY GLENN YOUNG, DEPUTY

MIGUEL PRADO, DEPUTY LARRY

NAPATA.

 Defendants.

Case No.C05-0234 VRW/WAF

ORDER REVISING JURY

INSTRUCTIONS

(EARNEST HENDERSON

TRIAL)

Trial Judge: William A. Fletcher

Trial Date: Feb. 12, 2008

The Court attaches the jury instructions that will be given at the conclusion

of the liability phase of trial. If the jury returns a verdict against one or more of the

defendants at the conclusion of the liability phase, the court will conduct a short

trial on the issue of punitive damages. Instructions for the punitive damage phase

of the trial are not included in this order, but counsel may anticipate the punitive

damage instructions that were given at the end of the first trial will be given

without substantial change. The final version of the punitive damage instructions

will be determined at a later time.

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The court alerts counsel that the attached jury instructions reflect the

following changes to the instructions used during the previous trial:

Instruction 14: Changed to eliminate alternate definition of “unnecessarily

and wonton” based on the absence of any penological justification, and to add as a

factor to be considered by the jury whether the force was applied in a good faith

effort to maintain or restore discipline. 

Instruction 21: Changed to eliminate reference to punitive damages.

Instruction 22: Eliminated.

Instruction 26: Eliminated.

Instruction 27: Eliminated.

Instruction 28: Eliminated.

Instruction 29: Eliminated .

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: February 6, 2008 

By: ______________________________

The Honorable William A. Fletcher

United States Circuit Judge for the 

Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit,

sitting by designation

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