Local Rule LR 51.1: Civil Trials, Requests to Instruct the Jury

LR 51.1 Civil Trials, Requests to Instruct the Jury. Requests to instruct the jury shall not exceed twelve (12) in number without leave of court. Each shall be a single request, on a separate numbered page, indicating the party making the request, and framed so that it can be either affirmed or denied. It shall cite the authority upon which it is based. When the authority relied upon is case law, the reference shall include the page(s) of the decision containing the point being proposed as well as the case citation. The requests shall be filed and served no later than three (3) days before trial. Such requests may be supplemented for matters arising during the trial that could not have been reasonably anticipated before trial.