reasonably be questioned.( c) Taking Notice. The court:( 1) omitted;
( 2) must take judicial notice if a party requests it and the court is supplied with the necessary
information.
( d) Timing. The court may take judicial notice at any stage of the proceeding.
( e) Opportunity to Be Heard. On timely request, a party is entitled to be heard on the propriety of
taking judicial notice and the nature of the fact to be noticed. If the court takes judicial notice before
notifying a party, the party, on request, is still entitled to be heard.
( f) Instructing the Jury. In a civil case, the court must instruct the jury to accept the noticed fact as
conclusive. In a criminal case, the court must instruct the jury that it may or may not accept the
noticed fact as conclusive. Article III. Rule 301. Presumptions in Civil Actions Generally
In a civil case, unless a Midlands statute or these rules provide otherwise, the party against whom a
presumption is directed has the burden of producing evidence to rebut the presumption. But this