CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 1520
Abuse of Process—Essential Factual Elements
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] wrongfully [insert legal
procedure, e.g., “took a deposition”]. To establish this claim, [name of
plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of defendant] [insert legal procedure, e.g., “took the
deposition of [name of deponent]”];
2. That [name of defendant] intentionally used this legal procedure to
[insert alleged improper purpose that procedure was not designed to
achieve];
3. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and
4. That [name of defendant]’s conduct was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
New September 2003
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2022
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