Civil Litigation
Aug. 11, 2020
Court ‘safer than a market,’ US judge tells San Diego jurors
The first jury trial commenced Monday in the Southern District of California post COVID-19 shutdown orders. It is a civil case before Chief Judge Larry A. Burns. Prospective jurors were given plastic face shields but all kept their masks on during basic questioning from Burns, and voir dire from both plaintiff and defense counsel.
Opening statements for Southern California's first federal civil trial began Monday in San Diego with jurors, attorneys, court staff and judge all masked and physically distanced in accordance with public health guidelines and no practical complications that hindered the process.
Protocols to safely conduct the first post-shutdown orders in the Southern District of California were thoroughly taken prior to the jury's arrival, said C...
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