JCRNLV 25

(a) All proposed jury instructions shall be in clear, legible type on clean, white, heavy paper, 8-1/2 by 11 inches in size, and not lighter than 16-lb. weight with a black border line and no less than 24 numbered lines.

(b) The designation “Instruction No. ____” shall be near the lower right-hand corner of the page.

(c) The original instructions shall not bear any markings identifying the attorney submitting the same, and shall not contain any citations of authority, except that such instructions may bear the numerical reference to Nevada Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. No portion thereof shall be in capital letters, underlined or otherwise emphasized.

(d) Authorities for any instruction must be separate from the original instructions and attached to the original instructions by paper clip, binder clip, or otherwise.

(e) Any rejected instructions (i.e., submitted to the judge, but not delivered to the jury) shall be made a part of the case file as having been proposed.

(f) Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted to the court by delivering the original to the judge’s chambers no later than 3 p.m. at least 5 judicial days before trial. Proposed jury instructions shall be personally served upon counsel for the opposing party, if counsel for the opposing party maintains an office in Clark County, on the same day that they are submitted to the court; otherwise, counsel for the opposing party shall be served on the first day of trial. A judge may order jury instructions to be submitted to the court at any other time. Nonstock instructions may be submitted at the close of evidence if the evidence so warrants.

(g) Plaintiff’s attorney shall prepare the stock instructions.

(h) Jury instructions shall comply in all other respects with JCRCP 51.