(A) When Due; Procedures. Requests to charge shall be filed with the courtroom
deputy of the judge to whom the case is assigned no later than 9:30 a.m. on the date on
which the case is calendared (or specially set) for trial unless otherwise ordered by the
Court. The requests shall be numbered sequentially with each request and the citations
to authorities supporting the request presented on a separate sheet of paper. In addition
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to the original, counsel must file two copies of each request with the courtroom deputy
and must serve one copy of the requests on opposing counsel.
(B) Content Sources. Requests should be drawn from the latest edition of the
Eleventh Circuit District Judges Association's Pattern Jury Instructions and O'Malley's
Federal Jury Practice and Instructions whenever possible. In other instances, only the
applicable legal principle from a cited authority should be requested. A short, one (1)-
page or less, statement of the party's contentions must be attached to the requests.
