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Special Order re: Proposed Jury Instructions — Stearns.Htm

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SPECIAL ORDER REGARDING PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES Counsel complying with the court’s Pretrial Order to submit Proposed Jury Instructions will find posted on this page copies of the court’s generic jury instructions in civil and criminal cases. It is not necessary in filing Proposed Instructions to duplicate those that are posted unless counsel have case-specific reasons why the court should materially deviate from its standard instructions. SO ORDERED. s/ Richard G. Stearns ________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/pdf/stearns/RGS_SpecialOrderJuryInst.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23