• Proposed Revision to the Seventh Circuit Civil Jury Instructions
The Seventh Circuit Pattern Civil Jury Instruction Committee submitted for public comment the attached proposed revised civil pattern jury instructions: 3. Employment Discrimination: Title VII, ADEA; 4. Employment Discrimination: Americans with Disabilities Act; 5. Equal Pay Act; and 10. Family and Medical Leave Act. The Committee, which includes judges, attorneys, and law professors, welcomes comment. Please email your comments to jicomments@ca7.uscourts.gov with a subject line of “Pattern Jury Instruction Comment.” The Committee had accepted comments through January 31, 2025.
Please see the documents for details of the proposed changes to the Pattern Civil Jury Instructions:
The Pattern Jury Instructions Builder, found at the following link, allows users to generate customized pattern jury instructions for a particular case. All current Civil and Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions have been uploaded into the Pattern Jury Instructions Builder.
The 2020 revisions to Part 11 (Patents) of the Seventh Circuit’s Pattern Civil Jury Instructions have been approved for publication by the Circuit Council.
