Local Rule LR4-112. Jury instructions.

[Related Statewide Rules 1-051 and 5-608 NMRA] Jury instructions shall be prepared by counsel for the parties in accordance with these guidelines. A. Stipulated instructions. Prior to commencement of the trial, attorneys and pro se parties shall confer and agree on those jury instructions which are necessary and common to the case. These instructions shall be prepared by the plaintiff’s counsel and shall be approved by all other counsel. These “stipulated jury instructions” shall be submitted to the judge assigned to the case at least five (5) days prior to the commencement of the trial. B. Contested instructions. Jury instructions on which the parties cannot agree or “contested jury instructions” shall be submitted to the judge at least five (5) days prior to commencement of trial. This rule does not preclude additional instructions being submitted at the close of the evidence. C. Organization. Jury instructions shall be clipped or stapled together with a cover sheet bearing the caption of the case, the title of the pleading (i.e., “Plaintiff's Contested Instructions,” “Defendant’s Contested Instructions,” “Stipulated Instructions”), and a signature line for counsel who is submitting the instructions. Copies of the instructions shall be provided to each party and to the judge assigned to the case. D. Heading; numbering. Each contested jury instruction shall bear the heading “(Party’s) Requested Instruction No. ____”, and shall be numbered consecutively by counsel. E. Uniform Jury Instruction number required. At the bottom of each contested jury instruction, counsel shall list the Uniform Jury Instruction number or other citations supporting the instruction as a correct statement of law, along with the following information: Given _________________________ Denied ________________________ Modified ______________________ Withdrawn ____________________ F. Instructions submitted to judge; not filed. For each stipulated or contested jury instruction submitted, a clean copy that bears the text of the instruction and the heading “Instruction No. ____”, with no number inserted shall be provided to the judge assigned to the case. This set shall be given to the judge and not filed with the district court clerk. G. Settling instructions. In settling jury instructions, the action of the judge assigned to the case shall be entered on the filed copy of each instruction. [LR4-501 recompiled and amended as LR4-112 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300- 015, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]