Rule 10 . Jury instructions.

1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, standard jury instructions in criminal cases will be provided by the Court. 2. In civil cases, counsel for the parties shall meet and stipulate to a set of standard instructions which the Plaintiff will then submit to the Court no later than 5 judicial days prior to trial. 3. Proposed special instructions shall be delivered to the Judge and opposing counsel at least 2 judicial days prior to trial. 4. All proposed special instructions shall be in legible type on 8 1/2 by 11 inch heavy white paper, not lighter than 16 pound weight, with a black border and no less than 24 numbered lines. 5. The designation “Instruction No. ____” shall be located at the top center of each page. 6. All special instructions shall be accompanied by a duplicate instruction which cites to authority. The citation shall be located in the lower left corner of each page. 7. Counsel should be prepared to settle jury instructions immediately following the completion of the taking of evidence.