Smith v. The State of California Department of Highway Patrol

Filing 133

SPECIAL VERDICT FORM. (jdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/26/2015)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 NICOLE SUMMER SMITH, Case No. 13-cv-01341-JD Plaintiff, 8 v. SPECIAL VERDICT FORM 9 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY PATROL, Defendant. 12 13 14 15 The Court will provide the jury with this special verdict form. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: March 26, 2015 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ________________________ JAMES DONATO United States District Judge SPECIAL VERDICT FORM 1 2 Your answers must be unanimous. 3 Question No. 1: Retaliation under Title VII 4 5 Did Ms. Smith prove under Title VII that it is more likely than not that the California Highway 6 Patrol retaliated against her for making a complaint of sexual harassment? Yes _______ (for Ms. Smith) 7 No _______ (for the CHP) 8 Question No. 2: Retaliation under California FEHA 9 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 Did Ms. Smith prove under the California FEHA that it is more likely than not that the California Highway Patrol retaliated against her for making a complaint of sexual harassment? Yes _______ (for Ms. Smith) 12 13 14 No _______ (for the CHP) If your answer to both of the above questions is “No,” please skip Questions 3 and 4, and review and sign the Verdict Form. If your answer to one or both of the questions is “Yes,” please answer Questions 3 and 4. 15 16 Damages 17 Question No. 3: Economic Damages for FEHA Only 18 What amount of economic damages did Ms. Smith prove? 19 $ _______ 20 21 22 23 Question No. 4: Noneconomic Damages What amount of noneconomic damages, such as mental and emotional pain and suffering, did Ms. Smith prove? $ _______ 24 25 26 27 Signed: _______________________________________ FOREPERSON 28 2 Date: ____________________

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