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GENERAL INFORMATION (DOS & DON’TS)
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- Complete the JURY
INFORMATION FORM of your summons and
return it in the envelope provided WITHIN 5
DAY or fax it to 702-464-5611.
- You MUST call (702) 225-7141 after 5:00
p.m
. on the business day prior to your
reporting date for updated reporting
instructions. If your reporting date falls
on a Monday, or on a Tuesday following a
federal holiday, you may call anytime during
the weekend. You will need your POOL and
JUROR numbers. Keep trying if the line is
busy; it is imperative you receive the
information contained on the recorded
message (you may be continued to a
subsequent date).
- PARKING
is provided at the Fremont
Experience Parking Garage located between
Las Vegas Blvd. and Carson Streets; Fremont
and 4th Streets (one block north of the
courthouse). Enter from 4th street (4th
street is one-way street running south to
north). Bring your parking ticked to Court
for validation.
- HANDICAP
PARKING is provided
by the Court. Please contact the Jury Office
(702) 464-5600, Monday thru Friday, 9:00am
to 4:00pm for parking instructions.
- If you LIVE 80 MILES or more (one way)
from the Courthouse please call the Jury
Office (702) 464-5600 for additional
information regarding travel and per diem
payments.
- You MAY NOT bring weapons of any
kind (including pocket knives and knitting
needles), pepper spray, or newspapers into
the Courthouse.
- You MAY bring cellular phones,
beepers, laptop computers, PDAs books,
magazines and work related paperwork. All
items brought into the Courthouse are
subject to search and ALL ELECTRONIC
DEVISES must be in working order and
MUST be turned OFF while in the
courtroom.
- A strict DRESS CODE is enforced
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Shorts, T-shirts, halter tops, caps, hats,
sunglasses (unless prescribed for indoor
use), torn or cut clothing or any other
brief attire are not permitted to be worn in
the courtroom.
- Food and drink IS NOT PERMITTED
in
the courtroom, unless previously approved by
the Jury Office (medical reasons, etc).
- The doors of the Lloyd D. George U. S.
Courthouse open at 7:00 a.m.
Please
schedule your arrival time accordingly to
avoid waiting outside the building.
- A PICTURE ID IS REQUIRED
to enter
the Courthouse.
- POSTPONEMENT REQUESTS
and questions
should be directed to the Jury
Administrator’s Office, Monday through
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (702)
464-5600, or you may leave a message at any
time and your call will be returned within
one business day.
- HARDSHIP EXCUSE REQUESTS, including
those for medical reasons
must be
submitted in writing by the
prospective juror and include your
name, daytime phone number, appearance date,
pool and juror numbers. They may be mailed
to the Court with the Jury Information Form
or faxed to (702) 464-5611.
DO NOT ASSUME YOUR REQUEST HAS
BEEN GRANTED UNTIL
YOU RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FROM
THE COURT.
Questions should be
directed to the Jury Office, (702) 464-5600
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
or you may leave a message at any time and your
call will be returned with in the next business
day.
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REPORTING
and PARKING LOCATIONS |
| Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse
333 Las Vegas Blvd, South, 1st Floor
Fremont Experience Parking Garage
(Allright Sierra Parking Garage) is located between
Las Vegas Blvd. and Carson Streets; Fremont and
4th Streets, (1 block north of the Courthouse) Enter
from 4th Street (4th Street is a one-way street
running south to north).
- Bring your
jury summons with you as entry to the
parking facility may be limited to those
people appearing for jury duty.
- Bring your parking ticket to Court for validation.
- No juror should be parked
at a meter unless instructed by the Court.
You will not be allowed to leave jury
section to put additional money
in the meter.
- Jurors may leave the parking
facility throughout the day. A new ticket will
be issued upon reentry. Bring this additional ticket to
the court for validation.

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FAILURE TO APPEAR
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Please be advised pursuant to
United States Code, Title 28, Section 1866(g),
“Any person summoned for jury service who fails
to appear as directed shall be ordered by the district
court to appear forthwith and show cause for his
failure to comply with the summons. Any person who
fails to show good cause for noncompliance with
a summons may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned
not more than three days, or both."
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PAYMENT OF JURORS
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| Jurors are paid an attendance
fee of $40.00 per day in addition to round trip
mileage from their homes to the Court. You may
call the Jury Office (702) 464-5600 for the
exact mileage fee.
Those jurors who, due to distance,
have traveled the day before the reporting date,
or who will remain overnight while serving as a
juror, will be paid a subsistence fee for each day. To receive the subsistence fee the juror
must complete an affidavit and return it to the
clerk the first day of service. The clerk will provide
the juror with the affidavit. You may call the
Jury Office (702) 464-5600 for the exact
subsistence fee.
Jurors' checks are issued
within two weeks of the conclusion of jury
service. A sub-voucher will be mailed to you
along with your check. The sub-voucher will
indicate the dates of service and all monies
paid. Keep your sub-voucher as proof of service.
You may be excused from further jury service if
summoned within two years, however, you need to
provide the court proof of your service.
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ONE DAY /
ONE TRIAL SYSTEM |
| The United States District
Court, for the District of Nevada, is engaged in
a "One Day or One Trial" jury selection
process. When a prospective
juror is summoned to appear and reports for jury
selection he or she has fulfilled their "one
day" appearance requirement regardless of
whether they are selected or not.
If prospective jurors are selected
to participate in the trial, they will have
fulfilled their "one trial" requirement at the
conclusion of the trial.
After making one appearance,
or upon completion of the trial for which
they have been impaneled, jurors may be
excused from federal jury service for a period
of two years.
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SELECTION
OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS |
The Southern Division of Nevada
draws their prospective jurors from the registered
voters of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye Counties.
A random system is used for issuance of questionnaires
and summons.
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| SMOKING
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Pursuant to Special Order Number
82, effective November 22, 1992, smoking is not
permitted in this courthouse. Jurors may smoke on
the jury patio during orientation or on the front patio during breaks. You will be required
to reenter through the metal detectors at the front
door.
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| While the information presented
above is accurate as of the date of publication,
it should not be cited or relied upon as legal authority.
It is highly recommended that legal advice be obtained
from an attorney or legal association.
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