LCR 51.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JURY AND DELIBERATION
(a) Proposed. Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted prior to
commencement of trial but in no event later than 9:00 a.m. the day on which the
case is called for trial.
(b) Submission.
(1) Cited Instructions for Court. The parties shall file the original
proposed jury instructions with the clerk and shall provide one (1) copy to the
trial judge and one (1) copy to the opposing party. The proposed instructions
shall be numbered and identified as to proposing party and shall contain
supporting annotation and the number of the Washington Pattern Instruction (WPI) thereon.
(2) Uncited Instructions for Jury. The parties shall further provide the
trial judge with one (1) set of such proposed jury instructions to be given to
the jury, which set shall not be numbered but shall contain a space to enter a
number, no citations of authority, no reference to the WPI number, and no
identification as to the proposing party. The parties shall also include a
title page entitled "Court's Instructions to the Jury" pursuant to WPI 1.01.01.
(c) - (j) (No Local Rules)
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