VF 3002. Public Entity Liability Failure to Train (42 U.S.C. § 1983)

VF-3002. Public Entity Liability--Failure to Train (42 U.S.C. § 1983) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 We answer the questions submitted to us as follows: 1. Was [name of local governmental entity]'s training program inadequate to train its [officers/employees] to properly handle usual and recurring situations? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 1 is yes, then answer question 2. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 2. Did [name of local governmental entity] know[, or should it have been obvious to it,] that the inadequate training program was likely to result in a deprivation of the right [specify right violated]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 2 is yes, then answer question 3. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 3. Did [name of officer or employee] violate [name of plaintiff]'s right [specify right]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 3 is yes, then answer question 4. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the VF-3002. Public Entity Liability--Failure to Train (42 U.S.C. § 1983) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 presiding juror sign and date this form. 4. Was the failure to provide adequate training the cause of the deprivation of [name of plaintiff]'s right [specify right]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 4 is yes, then answer question 5. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 5. What are [name of plaintiff]'s damages? [a. Past economic loss [lost earnings [lost profits [medical expenses [other past economic loss Total Past Economic Damages: [b. Future economic loss [lost earnings [lost profits $ $ ] ] $ $ $ $ $ ] ] ] ] ] VF-3002. Public Entity Liability--Failure to Train (42 U.S.C. § 1983) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [medical expenses [other future economic loss $ $ ] ] ] ] ] Total Future Economic Damages: $ [c. Past noneconomic loss, including [physical pain/mental suffering:] $ $ $ [d. Future noneconomic loss, including [physical pain/mental suffering:] TOTAL Signed: Dated: Presiding Juror After [this verdict form has/all verdict forms have] been signed, notify the [clerk/bailiff/court attendant] that you are ready to present your verdict in the courtroom. ________________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003; Revised April 2007, December 2010, June 2011, December 2011; Renumbered from CACI No. VF-3006 December 2012; Revised December 2016