UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ORDER
Appropriate public notice and an opportunity for comment having been given, pursuant to a
majority vote of the active judges of this court;
IT IS ORDERED that effective May 1, 2015, LCrR 23.1 Trial by Jury, is abrogated in its
entirety and stricken from the Local Criminal Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana.
LCrR23.1 Trial by Jury
ABROGATED
Trial by jury in criminal cases shall be limited to those cases in which a crime is
charged for which the maximum possible penalty exceeds imprisonment for a period of six
months or a fine of $500, or both.
16th day of April, 2015.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this ______
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SARAH VANCE, Chief Judge
