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S.D.N.Y. Local Civil Rule 47.1
Assessment of Jury Costs
All counsel in civil cases must seriously discuss the possibility of settlement a
reasonable time before trial. The court may, in its discretion, assess the parties or
counsel with the cost of one day’s attendance of the jurors if a case is settled after the
jury has been summoned or during trial, the amount to be paid to the clerk of the court.
For purposes of this rule, a civil jury is considered summoned for a trial as of noon one
day before the designated date of the trial.
For relevant historical context for this local rule, consult the Appendix of Committee Notes.
History
PRE-2024 COMMITTEE NOTE The Committee understands that the power to impose the cost of one day’s attendance of jurors upon parties who have failed to reach (or notify the Court of) a settlement at least one business day before trial is exercised only infrequently and in egregious cases. The Committee agrees that the Court should have this power in order to deal with such egregious cases, and that the rule serves a useful purpose in notifying the bar that the Court has this power.
Provenance
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- www.nysd.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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