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Requests for Instructions. Proposed instructions shall be in

C.D. Cal. L.R. 51-1

writing and shall be filed and served at least seven (7) days before trial is scheduled to begin unless a different filing date is ordered by the Court. The parties jointly shall submit a single set of instructions as to which they agree. In addition, each party shall submit separately those proposed instructions as to which all parties do not agree.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-June-LRs-Chap-1.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23