(a) Examination. No later than fourteen (14) days prior to trial, each party shall file and
serve any suggested questions which he desires the court to propound to the jurors during
voir dire. The assigned judge has the sole discretion of determining which questions it
considers proper and may, in his discretion, permit the attorneys for the parties to
examine prospective jurors.
(b) Peremptory Challenges. Peremptory challenges to which each party may be entitled shall
be exercised in the manner directed by the assigned judge. In the absence of instructions
to the contrary,
(1) if a party passes a peremptory challenge it shall be counted as if exercised;
(2) if the opposing party also passes, the jury shall be deemed selected; and
(3) if the opposing party exercises a challenge, the party who previously passed may
exercise any unused challenge.
(c) The magistrate judge is authorized to conduct voir dire and select petit juries for the
district judge in felony cases with the consent of the parties.
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