Love et al v. Retzer Resources Inc et al

Filing 181

ORDER: The Court appreciates the parties' suggestions about jury instructions and voir dire areas. The Court is attaching its current working drafts of the key parts of the voir dire, the preliminary instructions, the final instructions, and the verdicts. Please file any objections to the preliminary instructions by the close of business Friday, February 5. There's no need to comment or object yet on the final instructions or the verdicts. We'll work on those drafts throughout the trial. The Court will instruct about depositions when it comes up during trial. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 2/4/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(jak)

C.

General Background Questions
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Legal training or experience?

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Know other panel members?

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Prior jury service?

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Prior court experience? Sued or been sued?
Prior

or

current

litigation

involving

McDonalds? Witness?
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Religious

convictions

against

sitting in

judgment?
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Negative feelings about civil justice system?
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Too many lawsuits?

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If sue, then win?

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D.

Case-Specific Questions
Remember, answer about you and your immediate
family
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General relationship between employer and
employee. Are you an employer? Hourly
employees? Business owner? Manager or
Supervisor?

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Ever worked an hourly job? Did you clock in
and out? Paid properly? Any problems with
records?

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Have any of you ever been to this McDonalds?
Worked for this McDonalds? Sued this
McDonalds or the Retzers? Sued other fastfood companies? Experience, complaints?

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Have any of you been involved in a FLSA
lawsuits?

Other employment litigation?

Result?
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Have any of you sued an employer for unpaid
wages? Overtime? Minimum wage? Does small
$ =unimportant?

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