13-104A. Voir dire orientation statement.
The case which you are about to try is a civil case, not a criminal case. It is a lawsuit filed by ________________, who is the plaintiff, against ________________, who is the defendant.
In this case the plaintiff _____________________. (Incorporate UJI 13-302A-E NMRA. See exemplars, Appendix 1 of this chapter.)
USE NOTE
Settlement of the statement of the case at pretrial conference should serve as a worthwhile vehicle to identify issues and instructions that will govern the course of litigation and trial. No specific format is required, and the detail used in any statement of the case will depend upon the practice of the court and the multiplicity of claims and defenses.
[Approved, effective March 1, 2005.]