(a) Annotated Set Must Be Filed. Each party that submits proposed jury instructions
and verdict forms must file and serve an annotated set. At the top of each proposed
instruction in this set, the tendering party must place the words “Instruction No. .”
Neither “Plaintiff” nor “Defendant” may precede “Instruction No. .” At the bottom
of each proposed instruction in this set, the tendering party must state who is
submitting the instruction and the number of the instruction (e.g., “Plaintiff’s
Instruction No. 1”) and the legal source or authority for the instruction.
(b) Clean Set Must Be Emailed to the Courtroom Deputy. Each party that submits
proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must also email a “clean” set to the
appropriate courtroom deputy. At the top of each proposed instruction in this set, the
tendering party must place the words “Instruction No. .” The “clean” set of
instructions may not identify the legal source or authority for the instruction nor the
party submitting the instruction. The “clean” set of instructions must be submitted in
Microsoft Word.
