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                          RULE 11.
                 PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS


     A.   Proposed jury instructions shall be typewritten.
Each instruction shall be typed on a separate sheet of paper
which bears no marking identifying either the party or the
attorney presenting the instruction.  NO CITATION OR OTHER
EXTRANEOUS MATTER SHALL APPEAR ON A PROPOSED INSTRUCTION,
EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.

     B.   Prior to the commencement of trial, the proposed
instructions shall be distributed as follows:

          1.   One (1) assembled and numbered copy shall be filed with
               the Clerk;

          2.   The original and 2 copies, all of which shall be
               assembled, shall be delivered to the Court.

          3.   Two (2) copies, both of which shall be assembled and
               numbered and shall have placed thereon the citation of
               supporting authorities, including the number of any
               applicable Washington Pattern Instruction, shall be
               delivered as follows:  1 to the Court and 1 to
               opposing counsel.

     C.   Copies of Washington Pattern Instructions are not
provided by the Court.  If such instructions are proposed,
they must be submitted in typed form with the suitable
number of copies as outlined above.
	

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