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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD EL-MALIK CURTIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF OAKLAND, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:10-cv-00358-SI 

ORDER RE OBJECTIONS TO JURY 

INSTRUCTIONS

PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS:

Objection to 14: “conduct” will be added at line 10, and defendant Farrell is stricken from 

the footnote.

Objections to 15 and 16: Overruled.

Objection to 18: Will be modified to include “but is not limited to” on line 3.

Objections to 20 and 25: Overruled.

Objection to 29: Will be modified to add “such as” at line 6, and add “or protesting or 

opposing unlawful employment discrimination against employees” at line 7; and substitute “his 

protected activity” for the filings listed at lines 10, 11 and 12.

Objection to 32-33: Will be modified to add “or protesting or opposing unlawful 

employment discrimination against employees” at lines 6, 8 and 11.

Objection to 36: Will be modified to add “or protesting or opposing unlawful employment 

discrimination against employees” at lines 9; and substitute “his protected activity” for the filings 

listed at 12, 13 and 15.

Objection to 37-39: Will be modified to add “such as” at line 7, and add “or protesting or 

opposing unlawful employment discrimination against employees” at line 9; and substitute “his 

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protected activity” for the filings listed at lines 12, 13 and 15.

DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTIONS:

Objections to 24 and 25: Will delete instruction 25. Will add language of equal protection 

clause to line 12 of instruction 24, and delete lines 14-20 of instruction 24.

Objection to 26: Same changes will be made to lines 11-18 as in instruction 24. 

Objection to 27: Same changes will be made to lines 10-18 as in instruction 24.

Defendants' remaining objections are overruled.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 7, 2015

________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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