The Court will conduct the initial voir dire, but counsel will be permitted to question prospective jurors. Any proposed juror questions that the parties want to ask or to have the Court ask must be submitted at least one week before the Final Pretrial Conference.

Alternatively, the parties may choose to have the assigned magistrate judge select the jury. If the parties want the assigned magistrate judge to select the jury, then all the parties must sign a Consent Form and submit it to the district judge's chambers for approval and referral at least one week before the Final Pretrial Conference. A sample Consent Form can be found here.