PROCEDURES; PROCEEDINGS UNDER SEAL.
(A) Selection of Jurors.
(1) Statutory Qualification.
Refer to LR 47.1.
(2) Drawing. Grand juries shall function on a district wide basis. The
Court, or the clerk if so ordered by the Court, shall draw at random a pro rata or
approximately pro rata number of names from the qualified jury wheel for each
division within the district. The names so drawn shall be pooled and shall
constitute the grand jurors to report to duty. Unless otherwise ordered, the grand
jury shall be drawn at least forty (40) days before the first day of service of such
grand jury.
(3) Service of Summons. The Jury Section of the clerk=s office shall
serve by first class mail a summons on each grand juror at least four (4) weeks
prior to the first day of service of the grand jury.
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(B) Procedures While Grand Jury in Session. While the grand jury is in
session, no one except government attorneys, the grand jury clerk, attorneys
representing witnesses, witnesses, grand jurors, court reporters, interpreters, deputy
United States Marshals, law enforcement officers, and other authorized Court or
Justice Department personnel shall be allowed into the grand jury area of the
courthouse, which shall include the reception area, witness room, grand jury
rooms, and any other space which the grand jury may be using.
The grand jury clerk, the United States Attorney's office witness clerk(s),
government attorneys, and the United States Marshals shall be allowed to remain
in the grand jury reception area during the course of grand jury proceedings.
Witnesses and attorneys for witnesses shall remain in the witness room, except for
checking in with the witness clerk(s). Witnesses and their attorneys shall be
permitted to leave the grand jury area to consult, if necessary.
When a grand jury is in session, a deputy United States Marshal shall be on
duty in or near the grand jury area to enforce this rule.
IV. ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL
