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Jury Instructions

D.S.D. LR 51.1

A. Pretrial Filing of Instructions. Each party must file and serve all proposed substantive jury instructions, including a Astatement of the case@ instruction and Atheory of defense.@ B. Form of Instructions. All proposed jury instructions must identify the party submitting the instruction and specifically cite the authority or authorities upon which it is based.
Official source: https://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/sites/sdd/files/Civil%20Local%20Rules%20-%20final%2C%20approv · retrieved 2026-07-23