Talley v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Filing 96

ORDER granting 94 Motion to Allow Supplemental Jury Questionnaire. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 8/31/11. (gpb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-00361-GCM
MARIE TALLEY,
Plaintiff,
v.
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon the Joint Motion of Plaintiff Marie Talley and
Defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to allow the use of a supplemental juror
questionnaire that is attached to their Joint Motion as Exhibit 1 (the “Supplemental Jury
Questionnaire”). The parties request that the Supplemental Jury Questionnaire be mailed to
prospective jurors for completion and return in advance of trial.
The Court finds that the Joint Motion is supported by good cause. It is therefore ORDERED
that the Joint Motion is granted. The Jury Coordinator for the United States District Court for the
Western District of North Carolina is authorized and directed to make arrangements for the
completion of the Supplemental Jury Questionnaire by jurors by mailing the Supplemental Jury
Questionnaire to prospective jurors for completion and return in advance of trial, and to provide the
completed forms to counsel for the parties for review and use during jury selection. It is further
noted that the Supplemental Jury Questionnaire will be used in addition to the juror questionnaire
that is regularly sent to jurors by the Court for completion and returned to the Jury Coordinator in
advance of trial.
The juror questionnaires are to remain confidential to the attorneys. Additionally, the juror

questionnaires are to be returned to the Court for destruction upon the completion of the trial.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: August 31, 2011