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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO~~}: _o ,._, 1_.: 32
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Random Selection for Summoning and REPORT AND - -·
Qualification of Prospective Grand and RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
Petit Jurors for Jury Service CLERK OF COURT AND
ORDER OF THE COURT
In compliance with the provisions of the Amended Plan of the United States District
Court for the District of Utah for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors, adopted
by this Court, and pursuant to the provisions of the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968,
Sections 1861 through 1874, Title 28, United States Code, the Clerk of Court reports and
recommends the following:
1. On the basis of past and current requirements for prospective jurors, the grand and petit
juror needs of the Court for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31 , 2017 are
drawing of approximately thirty five thousand (35 ,000) names from the Court' s master
wheel/database of prospective jurors.
2. To respond to the juror requirements of the Court over the specified period and to foster
efficiency in the juror qualification and summoning process, the names are drawn in
groups of two thousand five hundred (2,500) approximately six weeks prior to the
beginning of the upcoming jury term. The first two month jury term for this wheel is
January-February 2016.
3. To supply sufficient names for a high profile case with jury selection to begin February 1,
2016, which trial may continue into March 2016, it is recommended that another panel of
1,500 names be drawn for this case. The names will be drawn randomly by the court's
automated selection system as specified in the Court' s Amended Plan for the Random
Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors. Jurors for this case may be drawn from this special
drawing or as needed from the standard drawing.
4. Public notice of the drawing from the Court' s master wheel/database will be given by
posting a copy of this Report and Recommendation on the public bulletin board in the
main lobby of the clerk' s office located at 351 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.
An electronic copy of the Report and Recommendation will be also available on the court
website.
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5. The Clerk of Court, using the names that have been drawn from the Court's master
wheel/database as specified above, will address and otherwise prepare the official
summons/qualification questionnaire and/or instruction forms and, upon completion,
deliver the forms to the U.S. Postal Service for mailing via first-class mail to the
prospective jurors.
Dated this <{" day of Pe C ~ £, t:.v- , 2015.
~ Cle of Court
IT IS SO ORDERED BY THE COURT:
DATED this ~ dayof o~ . , 2015 .
David Nuffer
Chief Judge
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