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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 INDENTITY THEFT SCAM.
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To Those
Jurors who have been notified to appear for Jury Duty on :
PANEL D:
You
DO need to
appear for jury service on:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 and
Monday, June 16, 2008.
Please
check in at the Clerk of District Court Office, Second Floor, Platte County
Courthouse, Columbus,
Nebraska, by 9:00 a.m.
upon your arrival on each of these dates.
Thank you for your participation in jury
duty.
COUNTY COURT JURY PANEL:
Please
contact Darla Schiefelbein, County Court Clerk, 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:
04/29/2008 02:18 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 50.5 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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