Ruel et al v. Baystate Medical Center, Inc. et al

Filing 120

Judge Michael A Ponsor: ORDER entered. ORDER PROHIBITING POST-VERDICT CONTACT WITH JURORS. See the attached order for details. (Lindsay, Maurice)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS LARRY RUEL and CYNTHIA RUEL, Individually and as Parents and Guardians of Adele Ruel and Natalie Ruel, Minors, Plaintiffs v. LIBERTY SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. 07-cv-30136-MAP ) ) )

ORDER PROHIBITING POST-VERDICT CONTACT WITH JURORS April 30, 2010 PONSOR, D.J. In implementation of the holding of the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in United States v. Kepreos, 759 F.2d 961 (1st Cir. 1985), it is hereby Ordered: That no counsel, litigant herein, or their agents, shall have any post-verdict contact or discussion of any kind with any member of the jury in the above-entitled matter, except under the supervision of this court as indicated by a prior written order of this court authorizing such contact. Violation of this Order shall result in consideration of the imposition of sanctions upon any offending party. Any counsel or litigant who becomes aware of any such contact or attempted contact shall forthwith report the same to this court, in writing, setting forth all known facts with respect thereto. It is So Ordered. /s/ Michael A. Ponsor MICHAEL A. PONSOR U. S. District Judge