Local Rule 47.1: TAXATION OF COSTS FOR UNDUE INCONVENIENCE TO JURIES
S.D. Fla. — Civil rule
RULE 47.1 TAXATION OF COSTS FOR UNDUE INCONVENIENCE TO JURIES
Whenever a civil case that has been set for jury trial is settled or otherwise disposed of, counsel shall so inform the office of the Judge assigned to the case at least one (1) full business day prior to the day the jury is scheduled to be selected or the trial is scheduled to commence, in order that the jurors may be notified not to attend. If such notice is not given to the Clerk of the Court's Office, then except for good cause shown, juror costs, including attendance fees, mileage, and subsistence, may be assessed equally against the parties and their counsel, or otherwise assessed as directed by the Court.
Effective December 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2007; April 15, 2010; December 1, 2011; December 1, 2015.
Authority
(1993) Former Local Rule 15.