Free Proposed Jury Instructions - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Case No. 03-cv-02669-MSK-PAC LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP. - CALIFORNIA, a Utah corporation; BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP., a Utah corporation; BIG-D CORPORATION, a Utah corporation; BIG-D CAPITAL CORP., a Wyoming corporation; and Does 1-100, inclusive, Defendants/Counterclaimants, BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP. - CALIFORNIA, a Utah corporation; BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP., a Utah corporation; and Does 1-100, inclusive, Third Party Plaintiffs, v. MARELICH MECHANICAL CO., INC. dba UNIVERSITY MARELICH MECHANICAL, a California corporation, Third Party Defendant. MARELICH MECHANICAL CO., INC. dba UNIVERSITY MARELICH MECHANICAL, a California corporation, Third Party Plaintiff/Counterclaimant, v. BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP. - CALIFORNIA, a Utah corporation; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana corporation; and Roes 20 through 80, inclusive, Counterdefendant/Third Party Defendants. JOINT PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND VERDICT FORMS

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Plaintiff Leprino Foods Company (" Leprino" Defendants Big-D Construction ), Corp.- California, Big-D Construction Corp., Big-D Corporation, Big-D Capital Corp., and Federal Insurance Company (collectively, " Big-D" and Third-party Defendant Marelich ), Mechanical Co., Inc. d/b/a University Marelich Mechanical (" UMM" each through their ), counsel, respectfully submit this set of Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Forms, attached hereto as follows: Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Exhibit C: Exhibit D: Preliminary Instructions Instructions regarding Leprino' Affirmative Claims s Instructions regarding Leprino' Affirmative Defenses s Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Claims Against s Leprino for Breach of Contract and Leprino' alternative s instruction for Big-D claims against Leprino for Breach of Contract Exhibit E: Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Claims Against s Leprino for Quantum Meruit Exhibit F: Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Claims Against s Leprino for Indebitatus Assumpsit Exhibit G: Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Defenses to s Leprino' Breach of Contract Claim s Exhibit H: Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Defenses to s Leprino' Negligence Claim s

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Exhibit I:

Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Defenses to s Leprino' Indemnity Claim s

Exhibit J:

Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Claims against s UMM

Exhibit K:

Instructions regarding Big-D' Affirmative Defenses to s Claims by UMM

Exhibit L:

Instructions regarding UMM' Affirmative Claims and s Defenses

Exhibit M:

Proposed Verdict Forms for all Claims

The parties are continuing to meet and confer on each of the various sets of instructions, some of which are governed by federal and/or Colorado, and others of which are governed by California law. The purpose of the continuing meet and confer process is to identify those instructions that may be duplicative, which can further clarified for assistance of the jury, which can be combined to satisfy both Colorado and California law, which can deleted based on further stipulation or agreement as to the parties'underlying claims, and which may have to be further modified to conform to the evidence expected to be presented at trial. Each of the parties reserves its rights to object, or to otherwise add, modify, or delete from the attached sets of instructions and proposed verdict forms during the continuing meet and confer process or at the time of trial, and as may be necessitated by rulings on pending pretrial motions.

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Respectfully submitted this 31st day of March 2006. LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP.CALIFORNIA, BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP., BIG-D CORPORATION, BIG-D CAPITAL CORP., and FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

s/ Michael G. Bohn Michael G. Bohn Bret M. Heidemann Campbell Bohn Killin Brittan & Ray, LLC 270 St. Paul Street, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 322-3400 (phone) (303) 322-5800 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] Patrick T. Markham Jacobson & Markham 8880 Cal Center Drive, #100 Sacramento, California 95826 Telephone: (916) 854-5969 Facsimile: (916) 854-5965 [email protected]

s/ Francis J. Huges Francis J. Hughes Daniel J. Nevis Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, LLP 50 West San Fernando St., Ste. 1300 San Jose, California 95113-2413 (408) 292-1765 (phone) (408) 292-4484 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] Patrick Q. Hustead John D. Mereness The Hustead Law Firm 4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 1250 Denver, Colorado 80237 Telephone: (303) 721-5000 [email protected] [email protected] MARELICH MECHANICAL CO., INC. dba UNIVERSITY MARELICH MECHANICAL

s/ Peter J. Ippolito Peter J. Ippolito McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP 750 B Street, Suite 3300 San Diego, California 92101 Telephone: (619) 595-5400 Facsimile: (619) 595-5450 [email protected]

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Richard C. Kaufman McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80202 Telephone: (303) 634-4000 Facsimile: (303) 634-4400 [email protected]

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