Soto, Jose v. Kelley et al

Filing 106

ORDER distributing final post-trial jury instructions and special verdict form. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 07/24/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Final post-trial instructions, # 2 Final special verdict form) (cew),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

JOSE SOTO,
Plaintiff,
v.

SPECIAL VERDICT

KELLY RICKEY, MATTHEW GRANT,
RICK DONOVAN, WILLIAM GEE,
JASON KROCKER, and WILLIAM LEFEVRE,

14-cv-514-jdp

Defendants.
We, the jury, for our special verdict, do find as follows:

QUESTION NO. 1: On July 18, 2011, did any of the following defendants
intentionally use force for the purpose of harming plaintiff Jose Soto, and not in a
good faith effort to maintain or restore security or discipline?
Kelly Rickey:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Matthew Grant:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Rick Donovan:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

William Gee:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Jason Krocker:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

William LeFevre:

_______________________ (Yes or No)
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If you answer “Yes” to any part of Question 1, go on to Question 2 and Question 3.
If you answer “No” to all of Question 1, do not answer any more questions.

QUESTION NO. 2: What amount of money, if any, will fully and fairly compensate
plaintiff Jose Soto for the harm caused by defendants?
$

Go on to Question 3.

QUESTION NO. 3: Did any of the defendants for whom you answered “Yes” in
Question 1 act in a way that demonstrated a willful or reckless disregard for the law?
Kelly Rickey:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Matthew Grant:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Rick Donovan:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

William Gee:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

Jason Krocker:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

William LeFevre:

_______________________ (Yes or No)

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If you answered “Yes” to any part of Question 3, go on to Question 4 with respect to
that defendant or those defendants. If you answered “No” to all of Question 3, do
not answer any more questions.

QUESTION NO. 4: What amount of money, if any, do you award as punitive
damages?
Kelly Rickey:

$ _______________________

Matthew Grant:

$ _______________________

Rick Donovan:

$ _______________________

William Gee:

$ _______________________

Jason Krocker:

$ _______________________

William LeFevre:

$ _______________________

__________________________________
Presiding Juror

Madison, Wisconsin
Dated this ___ day of July, 2017

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