(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 49, 51; Fed. R. Crim. P. 30)
(a) In both civil and criminal cases, an electronic version of a party’s proposed
jury instructions should be submitted by email to the presiding judge in
Microsoft Word format. The parties are directed to review the procedures
for each judge as outlined on the Court’s website.
(b) The parties are encouraged to review and propose applicable Pattern Jury
Instructions as approved by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. See
https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/pages/LandingPage.php?page=pattern_jury_instru
ctions.
