M Civ JI 1.02 Defining Legal Names of Parties and Counsel

This is a civil case involving [ Describe case briefly. ], which I will explain more fully later.

The person bringing this case is called the plaintiff. The plaintiff is [ State plaintiff? name and indicate where seated. ]. The lawyer for the plaintiff is [ State lawyers’ name and indicate where seated. ]. The person defending the case brought by the plaintiff is called the defendant. The defendant is [ State defendants’ name and indicate where seated. ]. The lawyer for the defendant is [ State lawyers’ name and indicate where seated. ]. [ Describe the function of other persons seated at the counsel table. ].

History

Amended January 1993, October 1993, September 2007.