CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 3115
“Oppression” Explained
“Oppression” means that [[name of individual defendant]’s/[name of
employer defendant]’s employee’s] conduct was despicable and subjected
[name of plaintiff/decedent] to cruel and unjust hardship in knowing
disregard of [his/her/ nonbinary pronoun] rights.
“Despicable conduct” is conduct that is so vile, base, or contemptible
that it would be looked down on and despised by reasonable people.
New September 2003; Revised October 2008
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- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
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- caci-2025
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