Free Jury Trial - Completed - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Phoenix/Prescott Division

CV-03-02344-PHX-FJM Year Case No Initials

DATE: 9/22/2005

Title: Matthew Shaffer vs. Citizens Clean Elections Commission, et al Plaintiffs Defendants ============================================================================== HON: FREDERICK J. MARTONE Joella Baldwin Deputy Clerk Judge # 7028

Linda Schroeder-Willis Court Reporter

Richard James Harris and David Larkin Jay A. Zweig and Melissa R. Berren Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s) Attorney(s) for Defendant(s) =============================================================================== PROCEEDINGS: X Open Court Chambers Other 9:14 a.m. Trial continues from 9/21/2005. The jury is not present. Jury Instructions are briefly discussed. 9:23 a.m. The jury is now present. Closing arguments. 10:47 a.m. Recess. 11:05 a.m. Reconvene. Closing arguments continue. 12:21 p.m. Recess. 1:31 p.m. Reconvene. Closing arguments continue. The jury is instructed on the law applicable to this case. 2:35 p.m. The jury retires in charge of the sworn bailiffs to consider their verdicts; Court stands at recess. 4:42 p.m. Court reconvenes. The jury is all present and returns into Court their verdicts which are read and recorded by the clerk as follows: "We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission (CCEC), on the plaintiff's claim for wrongful termination for reporting a violation of the law. Dated: 9/22/05; Signed: Foreperson. We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant(s), the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission and Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for defamation and for his damages to be $1,100,000.00 (one million, one hundred thousand dollars). Dated: 9/22/05; Signed: Foreperson. We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the plaintiff, Matthew Shaffer, and against the defendant Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a violation of his liberty interest, and find his damages to be $1,100,000.00 (one million, one hundred thousand dollars). Dated: 9/22/05; Signed: Foreperson. We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a violation of his First Amendment right. Dated: 9/22/05; Signed: Foreperson. We, the jury, duly empanelled and sworn in the above-

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entitled action, upon our oaths, find in favor of the defendant, Colleen Connor, on the plaintiff's claim for a intentional interference with contractual relations. Dated: 9/22/05; Signed: Foreperson." Upon request of defense, the jury is polled and each juror replies that these are his or her true verdicts. 4:45 p.m. Court adjourns.

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