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be N Ww Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE LalWmaxC a time, because of Document 459 streamline the process in light of a lL Filed 11/15/21 Page 8 of 43 8 F Covid-related space limitations, to ikelihood of high a number of sidebars which would otherwise be reguired, and to nsure that the comments of one juror do not infect the pool. Oo OY ~] oO WO a oO he be N Ww = Hs Oo a OY a ~] a oO a Ke) 20 21 22 23 24 25 The other jurors will be held ina di Fferent courtroom on the same floor and brought over to the courtroom we will be in one at a time. am no As a general matte attorney-—conduct to permit attorney-conducted voir dire. t of my colleagues permit t going r, neither I nor mos ted voir dire. The fac tors related to this case point strongly against deviation from that standard practice. That doesn't mean counsel can't have input into potential follow-up questions. propose a particular As in any voir dire, if you want to follow-up guestion, you can tell me and T'll decide whether or not to ask the proposed question and how best to phrase it in a neutral and appropriate way. As no questioning. ted, [ will permit publi Prospective jurors will c access to the voir dire be referred to only by their juror numbers. COVID-19 protocols, the public will be dire questioning via overt Flow rooms in In order to comply with the district's able to access the voir the courthouse. The overflow rooms will have live feeds of the proceeding. Two pool reporters will be permitted in the courtroom proper. In-house press will be able to view the proceedings from press rooms, wh ich, like the public overflow rooms, will SOUTHERN D STRICT R G ‘PORTERS, (212) 805-0300 P a Gus DOJ-OGR-00006980