SELECTION OF JURORS; FREQUENCY; SESSIONAL

PROCEDURES; PROCEEDINGS UNDER SEAL.

(A) Selection of Jurors. (1) Statutory Qualification. Refer to LR 47.1. (2) Drawing.

Grand juries shall function on a district wide basis. The Court, or the clerk if so ordered by the Court, shall draw at random a pro rata or approximately pro rata number of names from the qualified jury wheel for each division within the district. The names so drawn shall be pooled and shall constitute the grand jurors to report to duty. Unless otherwise ordered, the grand jury shall be drawn at least forty (40) days before the first day of service of such grand jury.

(3) Service of Summons. The Jury Section of the clerk=s office shall serve by first class mail a summons on each grand juror at least four (4) weeks prior to the first day of service of the grand jury. CR-9 (B) Procedures While Grand Jury in Session. While the grand jury is in session, no one except government attorneys, the grand jury clerk, attorneys representing witnesses, witnesses, grand jurors, court reporters, interpreters, deputy United States Marshals, law enforcement officers, and other authorized Court or Justice Department personnel shall be allowed into the grand jury area of the courthouse, which shall include the reception area, witness room, grand jury rooms, and any other space which the grand jury may be using.

The grand jury clerk, the United States Attorney's office witness clerk(s), government attorneys, and the United States Marshals shall be allowed to remain in the grand jury reception area during the course of grand jury proceedings. Witnesses and attorneys for witnesses shall remain in the witness room, except for checking in with the witness clerk(s). Witnesses and their attorneys shall be permitted to leave the grand jury area to consult, if necessary. When a grand jury is in session, a deputy United States Marshal shall be on duty in or near the grand jury area to enforce this rule.

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ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL