Judge Fujisaki works through agreed and disputed BAJI instructions, including a proposed explanation of the criminal acquittal and civil burden that Baker calls argumentative. The court denies plaintiffs' proposed affirmative-defense burden instruction, allows an official-duty presumption instruction and invites a defense instruction reflecting its position. The defense is permitted to argue evidence planting without the court deciding the factual merits. Court TV's request to televise the verdict is denied.

• Judge Fujisaki and counsel worked through agreed and disputed BAJI jury instructions in pre-verdict conference
• Key dispute over plaintiff-requested instruction explaining criminal vs. civil burden of proof standards
• Defense counsel Baker argued the burden of proof instruction was 'a speech' and argumentative
• Court denied Court TV's request to televise the verdict
• Judge ruled on numerous instruction modifications