Local Rule Rule 47.2: Jury Questionnaires
N.D. Ohio — Civil rule
Rule 47.2 Jury Questionnaires
(a) The Court may distribute to all prospective jurors a questionnaire, in the form attached as Appendix C. If utilized, the questionnaire shall be sent to the jurors with their notice to report and shall be completed and returned by them.
(b) Upon motion for good cause shown, or upon the Court's own motion, the Court may distribute another juror questionnaire designed specifically for the case at issue.
(c) Unless otherwise ordered, both questionnaires referred to in this Rule shall be made available for all counsel on the last business day before the trial.
(d) (1) Questionnaires will be available to counsel for the limited purpose of assisting their preparation for voir dire. They are not otherwise to be used, copied, or disclosed without Court order. Upon selection of a jury, all questionnaires shall be returned to the Clerk. Contact prior to trial by any counsel, party, or any person acting on behalf of any counsel or party with any prospective juror is absolutely forbidden. Noncompliance with this directive or any other limitation imposed with reference to the disclosure or use of the questionnaires will lead to contempt of Court citation and other appropriate sanction.
(2) The language contained in subsection (d)(1) above must appear prominently on the first page of any questionnaire governed by this Rule.
(See LCrR 24.1) Last revised 4/7/97. See Historical Notes for full revision history.