Lee Haas, a colleague on the West Coast, has a jury trial upcoming on unlawful entry and detainer (Lee’s email is below). Can anyone point us to a set of jury instructions for this cause of action? I’ve copied Lee on this email in case anyone want to email him directly. Thanks Manny ________________________________ [http://www.richmangreer.com/emailsig/logo.gif] Manuel Farach / Of Counsel - Board Certified in Real Estate Law and Business Litigation by The Florida Bar Richman Greer P.A. One Clearlake Centre Suite 1504 250 Australian Avenue South West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Office: 561.803.3500 Fax: 561.820.1608 Direct: 561.803.3501 Email: MFarach@richmangreer.com www.RichmanGreer.com<http://www.RichmanGreer.com> [http://www.richmangreer.com/emailsig/meritas.gif] To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. This message contains confidential information and is intended for landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org, lee@haas-castillo.com. If you are not landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org, lee@haas-castillo.com you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. E-mail transmission cannot be guarranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender (MFarach@richmangreer.com) therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. ________________________________ From: Lee Haas [mailto:lee@haas-castillo.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:03 PM To: Manuel Farach Subject: jury instruction in unlawful entry/unlawful detainer case Manny, There are no standard civil instructions for the above type case, and our business and contract instructions we’re working on don’t cover this either. Are you aware of any standard instructions? I’ve looked through your chapter on jury instructions in the Business Litigation in Florida manual and don’t see anything there. I’ve got a case with a trespasser to a residence (convicted felon) who has demanded a jury trial of the unlawful entry and detainer case (presumably to slow the case down), and I need to try to put my hands on instructions quickly, because even though I’m ready with evidence and witnesses, I don’t have any instructions at hand. Thanks for any help or suggestions you can give. Lee L. Haas, Esquire Haas & Castillo, P.A. Attorneys At Law 19321-C U.S. Hwy 19 N, Ste. 401 Clearwater, Florida 33764 (727) 535-4544 telephone (727) 535-1855 facsimile lee@haas-castillo.com<mailto:lee@haas-castillo.com> PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the person(s) addressed in this message, and may be subject to applicable attorney-client and/or work product privileges. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message and any attachments. Do not forward or distribute this e-mail or any of its attachments if you are not an intended recipient.