Carr
Carr v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CARR, Case No.: 19-CV-1139 JLS (MDD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION FOR BIFURCATION
OF TRIAL
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; JEFFREY
CHU; JOSEPH MCMANUS;
(ECF No. 91)
CHRISTOPHER CADIGAN; JASON
FERGUSON; ALEXANDER SOLIMAN; and DOES 1–10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 19 Presently before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Motion for Bifurcation of Trial (“Joint Mot.,” ECF No. 91). The Parties request that the Court bifurcate the trial into two phases. Id. at 2. The first phase would determine whether Defendants violated Plaintiff’s rights, Plaintiff’s entitlement to and amount of compensatory damages, and whether Defendants’ conduct was such that punitive damages are warranted. Id. The second phase would concern the amount of punitive damages and Defendants’ ability to pay. Id. “For convenience, to avoid prejudice, or to expedite and economize, the court may 27 …