Local Rule Civil Rule 51.1: Filing, Service, and Form of Proposed Instructions

Civil Rule 51.1 Filing, Service, and Form of Proposed Instructions a. Filing. Jury instructions must be filed in accordance with Rule 51, Fed. R. Civ. P. The judge may in the judge's discretion, receive additional requests for instructions at any time prior to the commencement of argument to the jury. b. Style. Each proposed instruction must be concise, cover only one subject which must be indicated in the caption, set forth the identity of the party submitting it, be written in full on separate page, be consecutively numbered, and set forth citations to the authorities supporting it. c. Objections. Objections to proposed instructions may be made in writing or orally, as time permits. Such objections should normally be accompanied by citations of supporting authority. Prior to argument of counsel to the jury, the Court must inform counsel of the instructions which will be given. d. Instructions. If an instruction is submitted from a recognized book of instructions, it must be from the latest edition thereof (so noted at the bottom of the instruction); and if modified in any way, deleted material must be shown in parentheses and additions must be underscored.