7th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions

Pattern Civil Jury Instructions

Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions (2012 ed.) [revised February, 2013]

February 4, 2013 -- the Pattern Criminal Jury Instruction Committee has revised the withdrawal instructions in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Smith v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 714 (2013). The revised instructions are numbered 5.13, 5.14(A) and 5.14(B).

[includes: Federal Employers Liability Act, Patent,
Copyright and Trademark instructions]

• Letter from Hon. William J. Bauer
• Introduction from the Committee on Federal Criminal Jury Instructions of the Seventh Circuit
• General, Statutory and Preliminary Instructions

• [Word .doc version] Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions (2012 ed.) [revised February, 2013]

PROPOSED PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS

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The Committee on Federal Civil Jury Instructions for the Seventh Circuit has withdrawn its Proposed Family Medical Leave Act instructions in light of regulatory changes and comments received. The Committee hopes to propose revised FMLA instructions in the near future.