What is the proper multiple conspiracies instruction in a civil case?

A proper multiple conspiracies instruction must stress that in order to return a conviction, jurors are required to find that the single conspiracy charged existed and that the individual defendant knowingly participated in that conspiracy. See United States v. Berger, 224 F.3d 107, 114 (2d Cir. 2000). Providing an abbreviated multiple conspiracies instruction does not constitute reversible error if the charge emphasizes that there must be a finding of the single specific conspiracy charged and knowing

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