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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)

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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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2010-03-16

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In order to preserve for appeal an objection to a jury instruction or verdict form, “appellants must raise specific objections to the form or content of’ the instruction or verdict form before the district court. Horstmyer v. Black & Decker, (U.S.), Inc., 151 F.3d 765, 770 (8th Cir.1998) (citation omitted); see also Fed. R.Civ.P. 51(c)(1) (“A party who objects to an instruction ... must do so on the record, stating distinctly the matter objected to and the grounds for the objection.”). Absent a specific objection, we will review only for plain error. See Horstmyer, 151 F.3d at 770. Winter did not properly preserve the objections he now makes to Instruction No. 8A and the verdict form. We thus review his claims for plain error.