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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARGILL INCORPORATED and CASE NO. CV-F-07-349- LJO-SMS

CAN TECHNOLOGIES, 

Plaintiffs, ORDER RE: PROPOSED VERDICT FORMS

vs.

MATTHEW BUDINE, et al., 

Defendants.

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This Court ordered the parties to meet and confer to attempt to reach agreement on the special

verdict forms. Pretrial Order, paragraph W (Doc. 285). The parties either did not meet and confer or

were unable to agree on a proposed verdict form. The Court read and reviewed the proposed verdict

forms submitted by Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants Cargill Inc. and CAN Technologies

(collectively Cargill) and Counterclaim Plaintiffs and Defendants Matthew Budine, Luciana Jonkman,

Brian Sundberg, and Progressive Dairy Solutions (collectively “Progressive”). The Court finds that

Cargill’s proposed verdict form is inadequate in that it excludes Progressive’s counterclaims and does

not give the jury adequate procedural instructions to follow, depending on how they respond to each

question. . The Court finds that Progressive’s 74-page, 226-question proposed verdict form is abusive

and unruly. Accordingly, this Court: 

1. REJECTS both Cargill’s and Progressive’s proposed verdict forms;

2. ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and to make best efforts to provide the Court

and jury with an adequate (and REASONABLE) verdict form; and

3. ORDERS the parties to re-submit a proposed verdict form no later than Thursday, July

24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 21, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

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b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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