Pretrial Submissions
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
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(A) (B) (C) Examination of Jurors. The court shall conduct the examination of prospective jurors. All proposed voir dire questions must be submitted for the court’s review seven (7) days prior to the selection of the jury. Copies of the requests for voir dire shall be served on opposing counsel.
See Local Civ. Rules (D.S.C.) for other jury selection procedure. Jury Instructions. All proposed jury instructions must be submitted for the court’s review seven (7) days prior to the beginning of trial. Copies of the government’s proposed jury instructions shall be served on opposing counsel.
Proposed jury instructions from the defense are to be held in camera until all testimony is concluded. Sanctions for Noncompliance. The court may, in its discretion, impose a monetary or other sanction on counsel or the party in lieu of imposing the penalty of waiver.