(a) Terms of Grand Jury.
(1) Grand juries shall be chosen and grand juries shall serve in accordance with the
Court’s Jury Selection Plan.
(2) Upon request by the United States Attorney and approval by the Court, a special
grand jury may be chosen and convened to serve for such term as the Court may
provide.
(b) Return and Filing of Indictments. All grand jury indictments shall be returned to a district
judge or a magistrate judge in open court unless otherwise directed by a district judge. Every
indictment shall be filed immediately with the Clerk, and an arraignment shall be scheduled
promptly before a magistrate judge, unless otherwise ordered.
(c) Motions and Pleadings Concerning Grand Jury. All motions and other documents
relating to grand jury matters shall be automatically sealed by the Clerk. Parties do not need
to file a separate motion to seal in regard to these matters, provided that the document be
stamped or labeled by the party on the cover page “FILED UNDER SEAL.”
(d) Confidentiality of Grand Jurors. The names of any individuals drawn or selected to serve
on a grand jury shall not be made public or disclosed to any person other than an authorized
Court employee or authorized representative of the United States Attorney, unless the Court
orders otherwise pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1867(f).
(e) Grand Jury Security. When a grand jury is in session, the area surrounding the grand jury
room shall be secured, and no unauthorized persons shall be permitted access to such area.
Effective 12/1/17: §(c) amended.
CROSS-REFERENCES
See LR Gen 102 (Documents Containing Confidential Information).
See also 28 U.S.C. §1867(f) (confidentiality of jury selection documents) and Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(e)
(restricting disclosure of grand jury proceedings).
U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULES -- RULES APPLICABLE TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
