(a) SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT.
Petit jurors shall be selected at random in accordance with a plan adopted by the Court
and available from the Jury Office. Petit jurors shall be assigned to a single jury pool and
reassigned for service upon the requisition of each trial judge.
(b) PUBLIC RELEASE OF JUROR INFORMATION.
Parties, attorneys, court personnel, and others who are provided identifying information
by the Court about sitting or prospective petit jurors, including names, addresses,
telephone numbers, email addresses, and employment information, shall maintain the
confidentiality of that information, unless disclosure is authorized by order of the Court.
A request for disclosure of identifying information about sitting or prospective petit
jurors to the public must be made to the presiding judge.
(c) NOTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT IN CIVIL JURY CASES.
Whenever any civil action scheduled for jury trial is settled or otherwise resolved by the
parties after the final pretrial conference, counsel shall notify the Clerk of the resolution
of the action promptly and no later than one business day prior to the day on which the
trial is scheduled to commence. In the event that the action is resolved by the parties less
than one business day prior to the scheduled trial date, counsel shall notify the Clerk as
soon as practicable after resolution of the action. The Court may assess against the
settling parties any juror costs incurred if the parties fail to provide notification as set
forth in this Rule, unless good cause for such failure is shown. Any such costs shall be
assessed equally among the settling parties unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
COMMENT TO LCvR 47.1: This Rule is intended to address situations where the
parties resolve a civil action shortly before a scheduled jury trial. While the Court
encourages the settlement of cases, budgetary constraints require that increased
attention be paid to jury utilization practices. This Rule requires the parties to notify the
Clerk of any resolution as soon as possible in order to avoid the unnecessary cost to the
Court as well as the inconvenience to jurors that result when jurors are required to
appear for a case that will not go forward as scheduled. To the extent available, the
Clerk in this situation should be the Deputy Clerk assigned to the presiding judge. The
Rule authorizes the Court to assess juror costs against the parties for a violation of the
Rule.
