Del Norte Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

When applicable, counsel must use the latest CACI civil instruction forms and complete blanks and make necessary case-specific changes.

Jury instruction forms contained in the latest editions of CACI for civil cases shall be used when applicable. Counsel shall fill in all blanks and make any necessary changes on such forms to conform with fact related to the particular trial, such as the appropriate gender and number.

CRITICAL

When applicable, criminal jury instructions must use the latest CALCRIM forms, with all blanks completed and necessary changes made.

(a) Jury instruction forms contained in the latest editions of CALCRIM for criminal cases shall be used when applicable. Counsel shall fill in all blanks and make any necessary changes on such forms, such as making sure proper gender and number are used.

WARNING

Jury instructions must be prepared in a form suitable for the jury’s use and reference in the jury room.

Jury instructions to be presented to a jury shall be in a form that may be appropriately delivered to the jury for their use and reference in the jury room.

WARNING

Jury instructions must not identify the party that prepared them.

Jury instructions prepared for a jury shall not be denominated or marked in any way that would identify the party that prepared them.

INFO

A party may, but is not required to, use a yellow highlight marker to highlight relevant portions of offered text-message or email printouts.

Any party offering into evidence printouts of text messages or electronic mail transmissions may highlight with a yellow highlight marker the relevant portion(s) of the printout(s) for the Court's consideration.