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3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 1.4
Bench Conferences
1 1.4 Preliminary Instructions — Bench Conferences
2 Model
3 During the trial it may be necessary for me to talk with the lawyers out of your hearing by
4 having a bench conference. If that happens, please be patient.
5 We are not trying to keep important information from you. These conferences are necessary
6 for me to fulfill my responsibility, which is to be sure that evidence is presented to you correctly
7 under the law.
8 We will, of course, do what we can to keep the number and length of these conferences to
9 a minimum. [While we meet, I will invite you to stand up and stretch and take a short break or
10 perhaps even call a recess if it is a lengthy issue, and permit you to go downstairs for a break.]
11 I may not always grant an attorney's request for a conference. Do not consider my granting
12 or denying a request for a conference as any indication of my opinion of the case or of what your
13 verdict should be.
14
15 Comment
16
17 [No Comment]
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Last updated March 2026
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