(a) Attorneys, parties, anyone in their employ, or anyone acting for them or on their
behalf shall not, disclose any information obtained from the juror questionnaires
provided by the Court and during the jury voir dire process. Attorneys who are
provided with questionnaires are responsible for their receipt, review, maintenance,
and destruction. No copies of the questionnaires will leave the attorney's office,
either electronically or in hard copy. Upon completion of the empaneling of the jury,
the attorneys will ensure that all copies (including electronic copies) of the
questionnaires of all jury venire members (including the questionnaires of the jurors
selected to serve), are immediately destroyed, the computer disc, if applicable, is
returned to the court at the time of jury selection, and the information is deleted
from the attorney's computer database.
(b) Attorneys, parties, anyone in their employ, or anyone acting for them or on their
behalf shall not, without filing a formal motion therefor with the Court and securing
the Court's permission, initiate any form of contact for the purpose of interrogating
jurors or alternate jurors in civil or criminal cases, in any manner, in an attempt to
determine what the jurors thought about any aspect of the case or evidence, the basis
for any verdict rendered or to secure other information concerning the deliberations
of the jury or any members thereof .
(c) Attorneys, parties, anyone in their employ, or anyone acting for them or on their
behalf shall not, without filing a formal motion therefor with the Court and securing
the Court's permission, provide any identifying information about a juror or
alternate juror in a civil or criminal case to a non-party, or provide any assistance in
any form to a non-party who is seeking to contact a juror or alternate juror in civil
or criminal cases, in an attempt to determine what the jurors thought about any
aspect of the case or evidence, the basis for any verdict rendered or to secure other
information concerning the deliberations of the jury or any members thereof.
(d) The Court itself may conduct interrogation of jurors in lieu of granting
permission to the movant.
