CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3067
Unruh Civil Rights Act—Damages (Civ. Code, §§ 51, 52(a))
If you decide that [name of plaintiff] has proved [his/her/ nonbinary
pronoun] claim against [name of defendant], you also must decide how
much money will reasonably compensate [him/her/ nonbinary pronoun] for
the harm. This compensation is called “damages.”
[Name of plaintiff] must prove the amount of [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun]
damages. However, [name of plaintiff] does not have to prove the exact
amount of the harm or the exact amount of damages that will provide
reasonable compensation for the harm. Y ou must not speculate or guess
in awarding damages.
The following are the specific items of damages claimed by [name of
plaintiff]:
[Insert item(s) of claimed harm.]
In addition, you may award [name of plaintiff] up to three times the
amount of [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun] actual damages as a penalty
against [name of defendant].
New September 2003; Revised June 2012; Renumbered from CACI No. 3026
December 2012; Revised June 2013
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- caci-2025
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