Local Rule Rule 51.1: Requests for Jury Instructions
E.D.N.C. — Civil rule
Rule 51.1 Requests for Jury Instructions Seven business days preceding the first day of the session during which a civil action is set for trial, each party shall file requests for jury instructions. Requests using Federal Jury Practice and Instructions (6th Ed.) by O'Malley, Grenig, and Lee, Fifth Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions, and North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions shall include both the text of the proposed instruction and a citation reference to the proposed instruction. All other requests shall include citations to supporting authorities.