Burrell, et al v. Adkins, et al

Filing 441

ORDER: A request has been made to alter the Court's prior instruction regarding post-trial contact with jurors. Once and for all, we make it clear that post-trial contact by the lawyers, their agents, representatives, those affiliated with them , or anyone at their request is absolutely prohibited. See Rule 47.5W of the Uniform Local Rules of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; and Sawyer v Hickey, 68F.3d 472(5th Cir. 1995). Signed by Judge Dee D Drell on 03/27/09. (crt,Harrison, U)

U. S.DISTR$CTCOUWF WESTERN DISTRECT QF LOUISiANA RECE~VED.ALEXANDRIA

MAR 272009
ROBERT H
1~~ fr~ELLCLERK I

DEPUTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

ALBERT RONNIE BUBRELL and MICHAEL RAY GRAHAM, JR. -u'sTOMMY ADICINS, et a!.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 01-2679

JUDGE DRELL MAGISTRATE JUDGE KIRK

ORDER

A request has been made to alter the Court's prior instruction regarding post-thai contact with jurors. Once and for all, we make it clear that post-thai contact by the lawyers, their agents, representatives, those affiliated with them, or anyone at their request is absolutely prohibited. See Rule 47.5W of the Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; and Sawverv. Hickey, 68 F.Sd 472 SIGNED on this
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(5th

Cir. 1995).

cThy of March, 2009, at Alexandria, Louisiana.

DEE D. DRELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE