Juror questionnaires are rarely a sure thing. These are questionnaires that jury services sends to jurors called for service. The answers are then provided to the parties shortly before trial. Parties like them because they aid in jury selection, but the Court often raises concerns—although they do go out in some cases.
Judge Hall last week rejected a joint request for a jury questionnaire, noting that it would largely overlap with regular voir dire questions:
ORAL ORDER: Having reviewed the parties' joint letter regarding their request to send out a juror questionnaire (D.I. 522 ), IT IS ORDERED THAT the request is DENIED. The Court does not see a reason to burden the prospective jurors with an additional questionnaire; the Court's voir dire will cover most if not all of the same subjects. Ordered by Judge Jennifer L. Hall on 4/12/2024.
Nippon Shinyaku, Ltd. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., C.A. No. 21-1015-JLH, D.I. 523 (Apr. 12, 2024).
That logic seems to likely apply in most cases. And the questionnaire that the parties requested looks pretty typical of what parties request. So I'd account for the above before asking for a jury questionnaire before Judge Hall (and that might mean simply not asking).
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