Peremptory Challenge for Jury Selection in California

The court excuses the following juror for cause: #18 M. Dufek. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #10 J. Judd. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #6 S. Pitpitandenny. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #4 A. Gonzales. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #1 D. Gonzales. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #24 D. Caballero-Rico.

Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #5 P. Roberts. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #11 A. Lomeli. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #20 K. Ledesma. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #8 C. Devlin. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #31 M. Ubertino. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #32 T. Freligh. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #33 F. Kern.

Plaintiff challenge for cause as to juror number 29 is denied. Defense challenge for cause as to juror number 34 is granted. Peremptory challenges commence. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror Jennifer Roman #22. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror Samantha Thein #28. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror Erwin Ilustrisimo #25.

Defendant exercises peremptory challenge #2 as to juror #3 Maria Bravo Vargas. Plaintiff passes on peremptory challenge. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge #3 as to juror #8 Matthew Fabian. Plaintiff passes on peremptory challenge. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge #4 as to juror #20 Felix Alanis. Plaintiff passes on peremptory challenge. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge #5 as to juror #7 Gabriela Garcia.

Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror L. Hays #7. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror W. Fung #4. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror D. Cardona #13. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror E. Sanderson #16. Defense accepts panel as presently seated. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror S. Cheng #17. Defense accepts panel as presently seated.

Defense challenge for cause as to juror # 9 Bret Nighman is Denied. Peremptory challenges commence. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #5 T. Chung. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #9 B. Nighman. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #11 C. Magana Cancino. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #1 K. Ichida. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror #13 S. Ogan.

Outside the presence of the prospective jurors: Defendants' challenge for cause as to juror number #39 is Denied. Peremptory Challenges Commence. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge #4 as to juror #40. Defendants' exercises peremptory challenge #6 as to juror #39. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge #5 as to juror #41. Defendants' exercises peremptory challenge #7 as to juror #42. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge #6 as to juror #43.

Defendant exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 14. The plaintiff accepts the panel as presently constituted. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 17. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 19. The Defense accepts the panel as presently constituted. The plaintiff accepts the panel as presently constituted. Both sides accept the jury as seated. 2:40 p.m.

Defendant exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 14. The plaintiff accepts the panel as presently constituted. Defense exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 17. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror 19. The Defense accepts the panel as presently constituted. The plaintiff accepts the panel as presently constituted. Both sides accept the jury as seated. 2:40 p.m.

Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror M. Lila. Defendant exercises peremptory challenge as to juror J. Cruz. Plaintiff exercises peremptory challenge as to juror P. Nunn. Defendant accepts the jury as constituted. Plaintiff accepts the jury as constituted. 11:02 a.m. The 12 jurors are admonished and excused for break and court remains in session.

Before that hearing, Plaintiff filed a 170.6 peremptory challenge, and the case was reassigned to Department 9. The Court continued the matter to November 14, 2019, and a deadline of October 31, 2019 to file supplemental pleadings was set. Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to continue the hearing because he had jury duty. The hearing has now been set on January 23, 2019.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 1:30 am on Tuesday (I am dark Tuesday morning doing my calendar. Witnesses will follow immediately. 13. Length of trial.

A pass by one side does not use a challenge nor does it establish that the remaining jurors are immune from peremptory challenge. If the box cannot be filled due to challenges, additional names will be called for the six pack. Voir dire will then go forward as to the newly-called prospective jurors only, after which the court will go through the cause procedure (as to the newly called jurors only) and then peremptory challenges, which can be made against any juror in the box.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 18. Jury selection. a. I expect it will be difficult and time consuming to get a jury in this case. b. We will start jury selection Wednesday morning at 9:00 am. The Court hopes that we will get a jury impaneled by Wednesday afternoon. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 16. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Wednesday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Wednesday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9:00 am on Thursday morning, followed by the witnesses.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday afternoon at 1:30 pm. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Tuesday (Remember we are dark Tuesday morning.) The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9 am on Wednesday, followed by the witnesses. 13. Length of trial.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 15. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Wednesday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Wednesday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9 am on Thursday followed by the witnesses. WE WILL BE DARK ON FRIDAY, JUST THIS WEEK ONLY. 16.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 16. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Monday but if not we will continue Tuesday afternoon. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 15. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Friday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 1:30 pm on Monday October 5 (Note that I am on a panel of judges in Ventura on Friday afternoon). The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection on Monday morning at 9:30 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by noon on Monday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will follow and then the witnesses. 13. Length of trial.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 13. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday afternoon at 1:30 pm. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:30 pm on Tuesday or Thursday morning. (Note: I am dark on Tuesday mornings with my calendar and Wednesday is a holiday.) The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday afternoon at 1:30 pm. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Tuesday (Remember we are dark Tuesday morning.) The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9 am on Wednesday followed by the witnesses. 13. Length of trial.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Wednesday morning at 10:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Wednesday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9 am on Thursday followed by the witnesses. 13. Length of trial.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 18. Jury selection. a. I expect it will be difficult and time consuming to get a jury in this case. b. We will start jury selection Monday afternoon at 1:30 pm. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by Wednesday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 21. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Wednesday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Wednesday but if not we will continue into Thursday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled.

Each side will have 1 peremptory challenge on each of the alternates. We will select 2 alternate jurors. 5. Fees a. Court reporter fees. Who will pay these fees? b. Jury fees. Who will pay these fees? 6. Trial briefs. I have read Bookspan’s trial brief filed on 1/4/11 and Ameen’s trial brief filed 1/7/11. 7.

Each side (i.e. the plaintiff and the defense) will have 1 peremptory challenge on each of the alternates. You cannot accumulate your peremptory challenges on the alternates. 7. Voir dire. Remember to “get” information and not “give” it. Remember you can only use your challenges after the prospective juror is seated in the box. We will use the six pack method of jury selection. The Court will extensively voir dire the potential jurors. If you have any questions you want the Court to ask, give them to me.

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday afternoon at 1:30 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Tuesday (Remember we are dark Tuesday morning.) The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. Opening statements will begin at 9 am on Wednesday followed by the witnesses. 13. Length of trial.

Each side (i.e. the plaintiff and the defense) will have 1 peremptory challenge on each of the alternates. You cannot accumulate your peremptory challenges on the alternates. 7. Voir dire. Remember to “get” information and not “give” it. Remember you can only use your challenges after the prospective juror is seated in the box. We will use the six pack method of jury selection. The Court will extensively voir dire the potential jurors. If you have any questions you want the Court to ask, give them to me.

While Plaintiff vigorously argues Californias relationship to the litigation, and the number of Robinson employees in the community and jury pool, those employees would likely be excused from jury service for cause or peremptory challenge. Would a prospective Los Angeles County juror have a relationship to a case where foreign nationals have traveled half-way around the world to use California courts to seek recovery for injuries sustained in New Zealand?

You cannot exercise a peremptory challenge against a potential juror as long as he/she still sits in the six-pack. 12. Jury selection. We will start jury selection Monday morning at 9:00 am. The Court anticipates that we will get a jury impaneled by 4:00 pm on Monday. The Court plans to read the pretrial jury instructions immediately after the jury is impaneled. If we get a jury on Monday opening statements will begin at 1:30 pm on Tuesday followed by the witnesses.