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D.S.D. Civ. LR 51.1

Jury Instructions

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A. Pretrial Filing of Instructions. Each party must file and serve all proposed

substantive jury instructions, including a Astatement of the case@ instruction

and Atheory of defense.@

B. Form of Instructions. All proposed jury instructions must identify the party

submitting the instruction and specifically cite the authority or authorities

upon which it is based.

Provenance

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www.sdd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash
6811a3276752d8e976204a3824d9ff71cc36db51bfbe8b8518f058493755af7f
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