3000. Violation Of Federal Civil Rights In General Essential Factual Elements

3000. Violation of Federal Civil Rights--In General-- Essential Factual Elements (42 U.S.C. § 1983) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] violated [his/her] civil rights. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. That [name of defendant] [intentionally/[other applicable state of mind]] [insert wrongful act]; That [name of defendant] was acting or purporting to act in the performance of [his/her] official duties; That [name of defendant]'s conduct violated [name of plaintiff]'s right [insert right, e.g., "of privacy"]; That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and That [name of defendant]'s [insert wrongful act] was a substantial factor in causing [name of plaintiff]'s harm. ________________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003