Local Rule LRCiv 51.1: JURY INSTRUCTIONS
D. Ariz. — Civil rule
LRCiv 51.1 JURY INSTRUCTIONS
(a) Proposed Jury Instructions. Proposed instructions for the jury shall be presented to the Court at the opening of the trial unless otherwise directed by the Court; but the Court, in its discretion, may at any time prior to the opening of the argument, receive additional requests for instructions on matters arising during the trial. The requested instructions shall be properly entitled in the cause, distinctly state by which party presented, and shall be prepared in accordance with Rule 7.1(b), Local Rules of Civil Procedure. They shall be numbered consecutively and contain no more than one (1) instruction per page. Each requested instruction shall be understandable, brief, impartial, free from argument, and shall embrace but one (1) subject, and the principle therein stated shall not be repeated in subsequent requests.
(b) Failure to Conform. A willful failure to conform to these requirements in the manner of proposing instructions will, in the discretion of the Court, be deemed sufficient ground for their refusal.
(c) Citations of Authorities. All instructions requested of the Court shall be accompanied by citations of authorities supporting the proposition of law stated in such instructions.
(d) Copies Served on Other Parties. At the time of presenting the instructions to the Court, a copy shall be served upon the other parties.
(e) Objections. Objections to an instruction for the jury, or a refusal to give as a part of such jury instructions requested in writing, shall be made out of the hearing of the jury and shall be noted by the Clerk in the minutes of the trial or by the reporter if one is in attendance.