GUIJOSA-SILVA v. WENDELL ROBERSON FARMS, INC., 7:10-CV-17 (HL). (2012)
Court: District Court, M.D. Georgia
Number: infdco20120621992
Filed: Jun. 20, 2012
Latest Update: Jun. 20, 2012
Summary: ORDER HUGH LAWSON, Senior Judge. Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Include Supplemental Questions in the Written Juror Questionnaire. (Doc. 106.) The Court has reviewed the proposed questions and will allow Plaintiffs to include some, but not all, of the suggested inquiries. An amended version of those questions that will be permitted by this Court is below. A copy of these questions will be sent to the Jury Clerk to be included in the jury questionnaire that is mailed out at
Summary: ORDER HUGH LAWSON, Senior Judge. Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Include Supplemental Questions in the Written Juror Questionnaire. (Doc. 106.) The Court has reviewed the proposed questions and will allow Plaintiffs to include some, but not all, of the suggested inquiries. An amended version of those questions that will be permitted by this Court is below. A copy of these questions will be sent to the Jury Clerk to be included in the jury questionnaire that is mailed out at ..
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ORDER
HUGH LAWSON, Senior Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Include Supplemental Questions in the Written Juror Questionnaire. (Doc. 106.) The Court has reviewed the proposed questions and will allow Plaintiffs to include some, but not all, of the suggested inquiries. An amended version of those questions that will be permitted by this Court is below. A copy of these questions will be sent to the Jury Clerk to be included in the jury questionnaire that is mailed out at the end of this month.
SO ORDERED.
Supplemental Questions for Written Juror Questionnaire
1. Has anyone in your family ever owned or operated a farming business?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, who? [] Myself [] Spouse [] Child [] Parent [] Other ________
When and what kind of business:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Have you or a family member ever done any work on a farm?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, who? [] Myself [] Spouse [] Child [] Parent [] Other ________
Please describe the type of work performed and the approximate time
period:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. Have you ever worked with Mexican workers? ( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, please identify the job and the length of employment:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
4. Have you ever employed a Mexican worker? ( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, please identify the job and the length of employment:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
5. Have you ever contributed money to or worked on behalf of an
organization that supports or opposes the use of Mexican workers?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, to whom did you contribute money or work:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
6. Have you had any experiences with people who only speak a foreign
language that would make it difficult for you to trust what they are saying
even when it is translated?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, please explain your experience:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
7. Have you ever expressed views about immigration or foreign workers on a
website, in a newspaper, in a call-in program, or to friends and colleagues?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, what views did you express:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
8. Do you think that you have any experiences, connections, or opinions
which would make it difficult for you to be impartial and objective in a
lawsuit involving an employment dispute between Mexican immigrants and
their employer, a U.S. farming business?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, please explain:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
9. Are there any answers that you have provided or issues this questionnaire
has raised that you regard as deeply personal and would prefer to discuss
outside the hearing of other jurors?
( ) Yes; ( ) No.
IF YES, please list the question numbers:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Source: Leagle
