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Parties Involved:
Mark Hanes
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

USA,

Plaintiff(s), No. CR 05-0656 PJH 

v. ORDER FOR PRETRIAL 

PREPARATION FOR

MARK HANES, CRIMINAL JURY TRIAL

Defendant(s).

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Good cause appearing, it is hereby ordered that:

1. TRIAL DATE

a. Jurytrialwill beginonFebruary 6, 2006, at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 3,17th

Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

b. The length of trial will not be more than 4 days.

2. DISCOVERY

Both sides shall comply with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the

United States shall comply with Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and United States v.

Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976).

3. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

a. A pretrial conference will be held on January 25, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., in

Courtroom 3, 17th Floor. The attorneys who will trythe case shall attend the conference and be

prepared to discuss the matters set forth in Criminal Local Rule 17.1-1.

b. Notless than ten (10) court days prior to the pretrial conference,counsel

shall comply with Crim. L. R. 17.1-1(b) including filing pretrial statements.

c. Notless than ten (10) court days prior to the pretrial conference motions

in limine shall be filed and noticed for hearing at the conference. 

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d. Notlessthanfive(5)courtdayspriorto the pretrial conferenceresponses

to motions in limine and any objections to proposed evidence shall be filed. No replies are

permitted unless requested by the court.

e. The attached juror questionnaire will be given to the venire members and

copies of the responses will be made available to counsel at the beginning of voir dire. A list of

additionalquestions to be asked by the Court is attached. Counselshall submitanagreed upon

set of any additional voir dire questions to be posed by the Court. Any voir dire questions on

whichcounselcannotagree maybe submitted separately. Counsel will be allowed brief follow-up

voirdire after the Court's questioning. Proposed voir dire questions must be submitted not

less than ten (10) court days prior to the date of the pretrial conference.

f. Juryinstructions 1.1 through 1.12, 2.1 through 2.2, 3.1 through 3.9, and 7.1

through7.6 from the Manualof ModelCriminal JuryInstructions for the NinthCircuit(2000Edition)

will be given absent objection. Counsel shall submit an agreed upon set of case specific

instructions, using the Ninth Circuit Manual where possible. Any instructions on which counsel

cannot agree may be submitted separately. Each requested instruction shall be typed in full on

a separate page with citations to the authorityuponwhichit is based and a reference to the party

submitting it. A second blind copy of each instruction shall also be submitted omitting the citation

to authority and the reference to the submitting party. 

g. A proposed form of verdict omitting reference to the submitting party shall

be filed by each party. Proposed instructions and verdict forms must be submitted not

less than ten (10) court days prior to the date of the pretrial conference.

h. Jury Selection shall proceed as follows: The Jury Commissioner will

summon 35 to 40 prospective jurors. The Courtroom Deputy will select their names at random

and seat them in the courtroom in the order in which their names are called. Voir dire will be

conducted of sufficient venire members so thattwelve (plus a sufficient numberfor alternates) will

remain after all peremptory challenges and an anticipated number of hardship dismissals 

and cause challenges have been made.

The court will then take cause challenges and discuss hardship claims (which 

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were not previously granted) at side bar. The court will inform counsel which hardship claims 

and cause challenges will be granted, but will not announce those dismissals until the selection

process is completed. Peremptory challenges will be made in writing and passed between

counsel in accordance with Crim. L. R. 24-2 and 24-3. The court will strike at one time those with

meritorious hardship claims, those excused for cause, and those challenged peremptorily, and

then seat the first twelve people (plus alternates) remaining in numerical order.

i. Courtesy copies of all documents shall be delivered to chambers at

the time of filing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2005

_______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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CRIMINAL VOIR DIRE

1. Do you know any of the parties or attorneys in this case?

2. The witnesses are expected to be: [read list]. Do you know any of these people?

3. Where do you live? How long have you lived there?

4. Do you rent or own your own home?

5. What was your place of birth?

6. What is your marital status?

7. What is your occupation, and how long have you worked in it? (If you are retired, please

describe your main occupation when you were working).

8. Who is (or was) your employer?

9. How long have you worked for this employer?

10. If you are married, what is your spouse's occupation?

11. If youhave children, what are their ages and sex and, if they are employed,whatare their

occupations?

12. Please describe your educational background.

13. Have you ever had jury experience? Number of times? Was it in State Court or Federal

Court? When? Was it a civil or criminal case? Did any of the juries reach a verdict?

14. Have youworked as a lawenforcement officer or had close friends or relatives who have?

If yes, how often do you see him or her? Do you discuss his or her work? Would the

relationship cause you to have difficulties being a fair juror?

15. Would youfind the testimony of a police officer more or less believable thanthatof another

witness because of his or her occupation?

16. Have you served in the military? If yes, did you serve in the military police or on court

martials?

17. Have you, or a close friend or relative, been the victim of or a witness to a crime?

18. [If requested] Would the defendant's race make it difficult for you to be a fair juror?

19. Do you understand the principles that a defendant in a criminal case is presumed to be

innocent unless provenguiltyand thatthe burdenof proofis uponthe government to prove

guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before there can be a conviction?

20. Do you disagree with those principles?

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21. Do youunderstand thatthis means thatthe defendant need notprove his innocence,need

not call any witnesses, and need not testify himself?

22. Would you be able to follow the Court's instruction not to draw an inference of guilt if the

defendant chose not to testify?

23. Canyouthink of any reasonat all thatwould make it difficult for you to be a fairjurorin this

case?

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CONFIDENTIAL

JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE

Please fill out this form as completely as possible and print clearly. This will assist the judge and

the lawyers in selecting a jury and will save time for them and for you. Because copies will be

made for the attorneys and the judge, do not write on the back of any page. If you need more

room, continue at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your cooperation.

1. Your name: 

2. Your age: 

3. City in which you reside: 

4. If you have lived there for fewer than five years, where did you live before:

__________________________________________________________

5. Your place of birth: 

6. Do you rent or own your own home? 

7. Your marital status: (circle one)

single married separated divorced widowed

8. What is your occupation and how long have you worked in it? 

 (If you are retired, please describe your main occupation when you were working).

9. Who is (or was) your employer? _________________________________

10. If you have held this job for fewer than five years, describe your previous job:

____________________________________________________________

11. If you are married, please list your spouse's occupation.

12. If you have children, please list their ages and genders and, if theyare employed,please

give their occupations.

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13. Please describe your education background:

Highest grade completed: 

College and/or vocational schools you have attended:

Major areas of study: 

14. Have you served in the military? _________________________________

15. Have you, any member of your family, or close friend ever been employed by 

a law enforcement agency? _____________________________________

16. Have you ever had jury experience? No. of times? 

If yes: State/County Court Federal Court 

When? 

Was it a civil or criminal case? 

Did any of the juries reach a verdict? 

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