(a) Requests for instructions to the jury must be filed with the court and
served upon each adverse party in accordance with the deadline set by the court in
the scheduling order. The proposed instructions to the jury must encompass all
rules of law applicable to the evidence adduced. Appropriate citations should be
noted following the text on each page of the charge to the jury.
(b) The court may receive additional requests for instructions to the jury
relating to questions or issues arising during the trial at any time prior to the
closing arguments. The parties submitting such late proposed instructions must be
prepared to explain to the court both the need for the additional instruction and the
reason for its omission from the instructions proposed before trial.
(c) Proposed instructions to the jury must be served upon opposing parties
when they are filed with the court, in accordance with the scheduling order.
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Civil Rule 54. Costs and Fees
