Juror
(a) SCOPE. In this rule, “party” includes the party’s lawyer and
anyone else acting in concert with, on behalf of, or at the behest of, the
party.
(b) LIST OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS. The clerk must deliver a list of
prospective jurors to each party immediately before jury selection. Each
party must return the list to the clerk after the judge empanels the jury.
No party may copy the list.
(c) RESEARCH OF A PROSPECTIVE JUROR. During jury selection, no
party may use an electronic device to gather or transmit information
about a prospective juror.
(d) COMMUNICATION WITH A JUROR.
(1) No party may communicate with a juror or respond to a
juror’s unsolicited communication during or after trial.
(2) A party and a juror must report promptly to the judge a
request for communication between a party and a juror.
(3) To communicate with a juror, a party:
(A) must move for permission within fourteen days after
the verdict unless the party shows good cause for delay,
(B) must identify in the motion the juror and the need for
the communication, and
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA LOCAL RULES
(C) must abide by any condition the judge imposes,
including on the place, manner, and scope of, and the
participants in, the communication.
