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Jury Instructions: New, Revised, and Revoked Civil Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms (Release 32) (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions recommends approving for publication the new, revised, and revoked civil jury instructions and verdict forms prepared by the committee. These revisions bring the instructions up to date with developments in the law over the previous six months. On Judicial Council approval, the instructions will be published in the official 2018 midyear supplement to the 2018 edition of the Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI).
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions recommends that the Judicial Council, effective May 25, 2018, approve for publication the following civil jury instructions and verdict forms prepared by the committee:
1. Revisions to 24 instructions and verdict forms: CACI Nos. 206, 430, 435, 470, 1004,1005, 1500, 1503, VF-1500, 1730, 1731, 1802, 2021, 2521A, 2521B, 2521C, 2522A,2522B, 2522C, 2620, 2800, 3244, 4208, and 4605;
2. Addition of 8 new instructions: CACI Nos. 2630, 2740, 2741, 2742, 2743, and 5022, and a new series on the California False Claims Act (CACI Nos. 4800 and 4801); and
3. Revocation of CACI No. 4010.