UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURX
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
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RE: PROVISION OF MEALS FOR
ENTERED
DELIBERATING JURIES
FEB 7 2ID2
SAMUEL L. KAY, CLERK
STANDING ORDER U.S. District &_Bankruptcy Courts
Southern District of West Virginia
The long-standing policy of this Court that the United States
Marshals Service provide the role of obtaining and delivering meals
to jurors sequestered and deliberating having come under question,
it is ORDERED that for security purposes the United States Marshal,
or where appropriate and delegated, the Court security officers,
shall secure, pick up meals at restaurants, acknowledge receipt of
meals by signing the necessary invoice, and deliver meals to juries
at the deliberation room whenever directed by the presiding judge
personally or by message from the judge through his personnel or
the jury administrator.
The Marshals Service is reminded the policy was developed with
the Marshals in the district more than twenty-five years ago to
avoid the inconvenience, cost and security problems attendant to
having marshals take sequestered juries to restaurants during their
deliberations. When formulated the policy did not anticipate the
availability of the CSO force, which did not come into being until
1983.
Signing of a receipt for meals in no way o~ligates the Marshal
or the officer picking up the meals to pay the invoice. The signed
receipt for the meals is to be delivered to the jury administrator
and the invoice will be ·paid promptly from the Court account.
It is further ORDERED that a copy of this Order be entered at
each division of holding Court and a certified copy provided to the
United States Marshal in Charleston.
ENTER: .-=< l"1 Io'Z...
Charles H. Haden II, Chief Judge
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JotiT.Copenhaver, Jr.
United States District Judge
David A. Faber
tes District Judge
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Robert.Chambers
United States District Judge
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Senior Judge
th V. Hallanan
Senior Judge
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