US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 6.0
Section 1981 Introductory Instruction
Model 2
In this case the Plaintiff ______ has made a claim under the Federal Civil Rights statute 3
that prohibits discrimination against [an employee] [an applicant for employment] because of the 4
person’s race. 5
Specifically, [plaintiff] claims that [he/she] was [describe the employment action at issue] 6
by defendant[s] _______ because of [plaintiff’s] race. 7
[Defendant] denies that [plaintiff] was discriminated against in any way. Further, 8
[defendant] asserts that [describe any affirmative defenses]. 9
I will now instruct you more fully on the issues you must address in this case. 10
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