ORDER

D.P. MARSHALL, Jr., District Judge.

Because of the uncertainty about whether we're going to trial, the Court will proceed with the questionnaire for potential jurors. The Court has updated the dates and made some minor changes. Otherwise the letter and questionnaire are substantively the same as last year's versions. No 201.

Here's the timeline. The Clerk will mail everything out by 14 July 2014. The Clerk will duplicate responses, assign a number to each, and distribute them to counsel by 4 August 2014. Counsel must meet and confer by 10 August 2014 to determine if they are agreed that certain potential jurors should be excused. Each party must file any objections — referring to potential jurors only by number — by 11 August 2014. Also note any agreement about excusing any potential juror. The Court will rule on any objections at the pretrial on 14 August 2014. During the hearing, counsel must refer to potential jurors only by their assigned number.

So Ordered.

Dear Prospective Juror:

The Court and the parties need your help in selecting the jury for this case. The Defendants are charged with various heroin-related drug crimes and firearms crimes. Please complete and return the enclosed questionnaire by 28 July 2014. Only the Court and the lawyers will see your answers. We need this information to select a qualified and impartial jury.

Follow these instructions until you have been excused from further service in this case:

The jurors will live at hmne and have evenings and weekends free. The Court will hold trial Monday through Friday, from 8:00a.m. until around 4:00 p.m. The trial will begin on September 2, 2014 and is expected to last six weeks. Your contact with other people will not be restricted during the trial, although you will not be permitted to talk about the case with anyone, or read, listen to, or watch any press coverage the case might receive.

Please answer each question completely and accurately. Keep in mind that there are no right or wrong answers. Do not talk with or consult relatives or friends in answering the questionnaire. Fill it out on your own as best you can. Do not leave any questions blank. If a question doesn't apply to you in any way, answer "Not Applicable" or "N/A." If you cannot answer a question because you don't understand it, answer "Do not understand." If you cannot answer a question because you don't know the answer, write "Do not know." If you need extra space to answer any question, please use the blank space at the end of the questionnaire. Be sure to indicate on the blank space the number of the question you're answering.

Sign the questionnaire when you're done answering it. Your answers will have the effect of a statement under oath.

When the jury-selection process begins in court, you'll probably be asked some follow-up questions based on one or more of your answers to the questionnaire. If there is any personal or confidential information you prefer to discuss privately, you'll have an opportunity to do so during the selection process in court.

Thank you for following all these instructions and for answering the questionnaire carefully and honestly. Your full cooperation is very important to the Court, the parties, and the administration of justice under law.