The court may permit a summons to be amended. A motion for a new trial must be filed no later than 28 days after service of written notice of entry of judgment.It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value. The Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil cases at law in federal court. On the contrary, the templates provided in this book are designed as a starting point for practitioners to craft custom jury instructions. Harrington, supra note 45, at 215. 51. Judgment shall be entered upon the short trial jury verdict form in a jury trial. These are the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. WHEREAS, the 2003 Legislature authorized the use of mandatory short jury trials in justice court civil cases beginning on January 1, 2005; and. Conduct an alternate bench or jury trial and to select an alternate trial judge who shall conduct all further proceedings in the case.