Case 2:15-cv-00286-JLQ ECF No. 247 filed 08/08/17 PageID.9666 Page 1 of 110 1 Emily Chiang, WSBA No. 50517 2 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 3 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 630 4 Seattle, WA 98164 Phone: 206-624-2184 5 6 Dror Ladin (admitted pro hac vice) Steven M. Watt (admitted pro hac vice) 7 Hina Shamsi (admitted pro hac vice) 8 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION 9 Lawrence S. Lustberg (admitted pro hac vice) 10 Kate E. Janukowicz (admitted pro hac vice) Daniel J. McGrady (admitted pro hac vice) 11 Avram D. Frey (admitted pro hac vice) 12 GIBBONS P.C. 13 Jeffry K. Finer, WSBA #14610 14 Finer & Winn 35 West Maine Ave, Suite 300 15 Spokane, WA 99201 16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 18 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 19 SULEIMAN ABDULLAH SALIM, No. 15-cv-0286 (JLQ) 20 MOHAMED AHMED BEN SOUD, OBAIDULLAH (AS PERSONAL 21 PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED REPRESENTATIVE OF GUL RAHMAN), JURY INSTRUCTIONS 22 IN ACCORDANCE WITH Plaintiffs, LR 51.1 23 24 v. 25 JAMES ELMER MITCHELL and JOHN 26 “BRUCE” JESSEN Defendants. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION Page | 1 901 Fifth Ave, Suite 630 (No. 2:15-CV-286-JLQ) Seattle, WA 98164 (206) 624-2184 Case 2:15-cv-00286-JLQ ECF No. 247 filed 08/08/17 PageID.9667 Page 2 of 110 1 In accordance with the Court’s May 30, 2017 Order re: Pretrial Filings 2 and Extending Deadlines (ECF No. 187), Plaintiffs hereby submit the following 3 4 set of jury instructions for use at trial. Plaintiffs reserve the right to withdraw, 5 amend and/or add to these instructions at any time before closing argument. 6 Plaintiffs further reserve the right to object to Defendants’ proposed jury 7 instructions. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATION Page | 2 901 Fifth Ave, Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98164 (No. 2:15-CV-286-JLQ) (206) 624-2184 Case 2:15-cv-00286-JLQ ECF No. 247 filed 08/08/17 PageID.9668 Page 3 of 110 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTIONS 3 Instruction No. 1.1 Duty of Jury ........................................................................ 7 4 Instruction No. 1.2 Outline of Trial................................................................... 8 5 Instruction No. 1.3 Conduct of the Jury ........................................................... 9 6 Instruction No. 1.4 Publicity During Trial ..................................................... 11 7 Instruction No. 1.5 What is Evidence .............................................................. 12 8 Instruction No. 1.6 What is Not Evidence ...................................................... 13 9 Instruction No. 1.7 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence .............................. 14 10 Instruction No. 1.8 Ruling on Objections ....................................................... 15 11 Instruction No. 1.9 Bench Conferences and Recesses ................................... 16 12 Instruction No. 1.10 Evidence for Limited Purpose ...................................... 17 13 Instruction No. 1.11 Claims and Defenses ...................................................... 18 14 Instruction No. 1.12 Two or More Parties – Different Legal Rights ........... 21 15 Instruction No. 1.13 All Persons Equal Before the Law – Individuals ........ 22 16 Instruction No. 1.14 No Transcript Available to Jury .................................. 23 17 Instruction No. 1.15 Taking Notes ................................................................... 24 18 Instruction No. 1.16 Questions to Witnesses by Jurors ................................. 25 19 Instruction No. 1.17 Credibility of Witnesses ................................................ 26 20 SECTION 2 – INSTRUCTIONS ON TYPES OF EVIDENCE 21 Instruction No. 2.1 Impeachment Evidence – Witness .................................. 28 22 Instruction No. 2.2 Foreign Language Testimony ......................................... 29 23 Instruction No. 2.3 Deposition in Lieu of Live Testimony ............................ 30 24 Instruction No. 2.4 Transcript of Recording in English ............................... 31 25 Instruction No. 2.5 Expert Opinion ................................................................. 32 26 Instruction No. 2.6 Stipulations of Fact .......................................................... 33 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATION Page | 3 901 Fifth Ave, Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98164 (No. 2:15-CV-286-JLQ) (206) 624-2184 Case 2:15-cv-00286-JLQ ECF No. 247 filed 08/08/17 PageID.9669 Page 4 of 110 1 Instruction No. 2.7 Judicial Notice .................................................................. 34 2 Instruction No. 2.8 Charts And Summaries Not Received in Evidence ...... 35 3 Instruction No. 2.9 Charts and Summaries Received in Evidence .............. 36 4 Instruction No. 2.10 Evidence in Electronic Format ..................................... 37 5 SECTION 3 – SUBSTANTIVE CLAIMS INSTRUCTION 6 Instruction No. 3.1 Alien Tort Statute ............................................................ 38 7 Instruction No. 3.2 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment ..................................................................................................... 39 8 Instruction No. 3.3 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 9 Treatment – Elements ................................................................................. 40 10 Instruction No. 3.4 Preponderance of the Evidence ...................................... 42 11 Instruction No. 3.5 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment – First Element .......................................................................... 43 12 Instruction No. 3.6 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 13 Treatment – Second Element ...................................................................... 46 14 Instruction No 3.7 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment – Third Element ........................................................................ 48 15 Instruction No. 3.8 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading 16 Treatment – Fourth Element ...................................................................... 49 17 Instruction No. 3.9 Non-Consensual Human Experimentation ................... 50 18 Instruction No. 3.10 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – Elements 51 19 Instruction No. 3.11 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – First Element ......................................................................................................... 54 20 Instruction No. 3.12 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – Second 21 Element ......................................................................................................... 57 22 Instruction No. 3.13 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – Third Element ......................................................................................................... 58 23 Instruction No. 3.14 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – Fourth 24 Element ......................................................................................................... 59 25 Instruction No. 3.15 Nonconsensual Human Experimentation – Fifth Element ......................................................................................................... 60 26 Instruction No. 3.16 War Crimes .................................................................... 62 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATION Page | 4 901 Fifth Ave, Suite 630 Seattle, WA 98164 (No. 2:15-CV-286-JLQ) (206) 624-2184 Case 2:15-cv-00286-JLQ ECF No. 247 filed 08/08/17 PageID.9670 Page 5 of 110 1 Instruction No. 3.17 War Crimes – Elements ................................................ 63 2 SECTION 4 – THEORIES OF LIABILITY INSTRUCTIONS 3 Instruction No. 4.1 Overview of Liability ....................................................... 66 4 Instruction No. 4.2 Aiding and Abetting ........................................................ 67 5 Instruction No. 4.3 Aiding and Abetting – Elements ..................................... 68 6 Instruction No. 4.5 Aiding and Abetting – Second Element ......................... 70 7 Instruction No. 4.6 Aiding and Abetting – Third Element ........................... 71 8 Instruction No. 4.7 Aiding and Abetting – Fourth Element ......................... 73 9 Instruction No. 4.8 Conspiracy ........................................................................ 75 10 Instruction No. 4.9 Conspiracy - Elements ..................................................... 76 11 Instruction No. 4.10 Conspiracy – First Element .......................................... 77 12 Instruction No. 4.11 Conspiracy – Second Element ...................................... 78 13 Instruction No. 4.12 Conspiracy – Third Element ........................................ 80 14 Instruction No. 4.13 Joint Criminal Enterprise ............................................. 81 15 Instruction No. 4.14 Joint Criminal Enterprise – Elements ......................... 82 16 Instruction No. 4.15 Joint Criminal Enterprise – First Element ................. 83 17 Instruction No. 4.16 Joint Criminal Enterprise – Second Element ............. 84 18 Instruction No. 4.17 Joint Criminal Enterprise – Third Element ............... 85 19 Instruction No. 4.18 Planning .......................................................................... 87 20 Instruction No. 4.19 Planning – Elements .....................................................