Opinion
3:14-cv-00773-GPC-AGS
12-19-2022
SELVIN O. CARRANZA, Plaintiff, v. W. SUGLICH, et al., Defendants.
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO BIFURCATE PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Jinsook Ohta United States District Court
The Court received the Parties' Joint Motion to bifurcate punitive damages, preclude evidence of settlement discussions, preclude evidence of appointment of Plaintiff s Counsel, and preclude evidence of indemnification. For good cause shown, the Joint Motion is GRANTED as follows:
1. Trial in this matter shall be bifurcated: Phase One shall concern liability determinations, Plaintiff s entitlement to relief, amount of non-punitive damages and entitlement to punitive damages; Phase Two shall concern the amount of punitive damages, should the jury find Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages. The same jury deciding liability and entitlement to damages shall determine the amount of punitive damages to the extent the jury finds that Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages.
IT IS SO ORDERED.