US · rules
S.D. Iowa LR 48
Civil Juries
a. Size. Civil juries will be composed of at least 6 and no more than 12 jurors, in the discretion
of the presiding judge. If any jurors are discharged during the trial, the case will be tried and
submitted to all of the remaining jurors, so long as at least 6 jurors remain. There will be no
alternate jurors.
b. Unanimous Verdict. A verdict by a jury must be unanimous.
c. Stipulations. The parties may stipulate to a less-than-unanimous verdict or to a verdict by
fewer than 6 jurors, or both.
Provenance
- Source
- www.iasd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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