(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.
F.R.Civ.P. 52. Findings and Conclusions by the Court;
Judgment on Partial Findings
