Local Rule 162.1: EXAMINATION AND CHALLENGES OF TRIAL JURY – CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
E.D. Cal. — General rule
RULE 162.1 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 47)
EXAMINATION AND CHALLENGES OF TRIAL JURY - CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
(a) Examination of Jurors. Examination of prospective jurors shall be by the Court subject to supplementation by counsel as provided by Fed. R. Civ. P. 47 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 24. Not less than seven (7) days before commencement of the trial, unless otherwise ordered, counsel shall file, and serve any requested questions for voir dire examination touching upon unique or unusual aspects of the action. These requests may be reasonably supplemented by oral requests during voir dire examination to remedy omissions, to clarify, or to pursue lines of inquiry suggested by answers.
(b) Procedure. Counsel shall consult with the courtroom deputy clerk of the assigned Judge or Magistrate Judge for procedures utilized by that Judge in the selection of a jury and in the exercise of peremptory challenges. See 28 U.S.C. § 1870; Fed. R. Civ. P. 47(b).