CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 5005
Multiple Parties
[There are [number] plaintiffs in this trial. Y ou should decide the case of
each plaintiff separately as if it were a separate lawsuit. Each plaintiff is
entitled to separate consideration of each plaintiff’s own claim(s).]
[There are [number] defendants in this trial. Y ou should decide the case
against each defendant separately as if it were a separate lawsuit. Each
defendant is entitled to separate consideration of each defendant’s own
defenses.]
[Different aspects of this case involve different parties (plaintiffs and
defendants). Each instruction will identify the parties to whom it applies.
Pay particular attention to the parties named in each instruction.]
[or]
[Unless I tell you otherwise, all instructions apply to each plaintiff and
defendant.]
New April 2004; Revised April 2009, May 2020
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2023
- Content hash
664a179d37a754d51ee33241fc9dec5fe09fda8c6abcd6b1339c186b304914ac
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