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Dear Juror:
IN THE INSTANCE THAT A TRIAL HAS BEEN SETTLED OR HAS
BEEN MOVED TO A FUTURE DATE, OUR OFFICE MAY CONTACT YOU VIA THE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS YOU HAVE LISTED ON YOUR JUROR QUALIFICATION FORM
THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED.
OUR OFFICE WILL NEVER ASK FOR A SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH TO CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY. IF YOU RECEIVE A TELEPHONE CALL
REQUESTING THIS INFORMATION FOR JURY DUTY PURPOSES, DO NOT RELEASE THIS
INFORMATION AS IT MAY BE AN IDENTITY THEFT SCAM.
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To
Those Jurors who have been notified to appear for District Court
Jury Duty:
DISTRICT
COURT PANEL E-2009:
You
DO need
to appear for jury duty on:
·
Tuesday,
July 14, 2009;
·
Monday,
August 3, 2009;
·
Tuesday,
August 11, 2009; and
·
Monday,
August 17, 2009
Thank you for your cooperation and
courtesies during this jury term and thank you for your participation
in jury duty.
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COUNTY
COURT JURY PANEL:
Please contact Darla Schiefelbein,
County Court Clerk/Magistrate, at (402) 563-4905.
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NO CELL PHONES ARE
ALLOWED - PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CELLULAR PHONES AT HOME OR IN YOUR
VEHICLES.
You will be passing through a
security metal detector prior to your admission into the courtroom.
For your convenience, please do not bring any metal objects (such as pocket knives, nail files, etc.) with you or
please leave them in your automobile.
Any changes regarding your attendance will be
posted on this website or at the following telephone numbers:
Please call the Juror Line at:
402-563-4954 for updates
or the
office 402-563-4906 with any questions.
Thank you for your cooperation and
patience.
Please appear by 9:00 A.M. unless you have been
excused
by the District Judge previously.
Please register in the Clerk of District Court
Office upon your arrival on each date above listed.
Last updated at: 06/29/2009 02:36 PM
Welcome to Jury duty in the Platte County
District Court. We will do all that we can to make you comfortable
and answer any questions you might have as you fulfill this very
important duty of your citizenship.
How was I chosen as a juror?
Jurors are chosen at random from current lists
of persons age 18 or older, living in Platte County, Nebraska
and are either registered voters or licensed drivers. Some people are
chosen several times during their lifetime, others are never chosen.
If you are a registered voter or licensed
driver, you have the same chance of being chosen as someone else who
meets those criteria.
If you are prospective juror, you will have
received a summons requiring you to appear for jury duty during the
next jury term of the Platte County District Court. Although the
summons notifies you to appear on a variety of different dates, it is
unlikely that you will actually be required to appear on all the
dates indicated. This is because cases scheduled for trial will, on
occasion, settle prior to the trial date. Likewise, it is possible
that cases scheduled for trial will, by necessity, sometimes be
continued. Whenever cases scheduled for trial might be settled or
continued, this office will provide you with notice at the earliest
possible opportunity that you will not be required to appear on a
certain date or dates.
You are one of a larger panel, or venire, that have been summoned for jury duty during this term
of court. From this larger panel, a jury of 12 persons will
ultimately be selected to serve as jurors in given case. On occasion,
one or two additional alternated jurors may also be selected.
When you report for jury duty, please check in
at the Clerk of District Court's office. The jury selection process
will them commence. As a general rule, the jury selection process
will last through the morning. However, this might vary depending on
the nature of the case being tried. After jury selection has been
completed, those members of the panel who are not selected as jurors
or alternates will be excused, and will be notified and reminded when
to return for jury duty for the next scheduled trial.
Generally, trials in the district court average
approximately 2 or 3 days to complete. Again, this is only a general
rule of thumb, and the trial of any given case, depending on the
circumstances unique to that case, may require more or less time to
complete. During the jury selection process the judge will usually
indicate an estimate as to the length of time expected to complete
the trial.
A Prospective juror is required by law to appear
for jury duty on all dates summoned. However, the judge may excuse a
juror only upon a showing of undue hardship, extreme inconvenience,
or public necessity. Strict proof of undue hardship, extreme
inconvenience, or public necessity will be required by the judge
prior to considering a possible juror excuse. Jurors are rarely
excused because of work obligations. In this regard, our law provides
that any person summoned for jury duty shall not be subject to
discharge from employment, loss of pay, loss of sick leave, loss of
vacation time, or any other form of penalty, as a result of his or
her absence from employment due to such jury duty, upon necessary to
request an excuse from jury duty for any given trial, you must obtain
from this office and fill out a written application for postponement
of jury service. The judge will then review your request, and you will
be advised of his decision.
You will be paid $35.00 per day for jury
service, plus 55.0 cents per mile for mileage outside the city
limits.
Our office will try to make your jury service
informative and pleasant. If you have questions, please feel free to
call me at our office number 402-563-4906 or email address is: distcrt@megavision.com
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