Guidelines for All Submissions. The following rules and procedures apply to jury trials in both civil and criminal cases. a.CHARLES E. CLARKt AND HARRY SHULMANtt. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil cases. We approach each civil dispute with a strategy built around how to win the case at trial. A CJI2d instruction is a model instruction provided for the guidance of a trial court. Arguably the two most important provisions in this title implicated the right to a jury trial and federal evidence standards. I was on a jury around ten years ago for a federal sexual assault case. Absolutely one can have a jury trial in federal district court. It's a right set forth in the US Constitution.