Opinion
Criminal Case No. 07-cr-00184-WYD.
January 14, 2009
ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant Brian Hicks's Motion to Allow Inspection and Examination of the Source Lists and Master Jury Wheel of the Denver Division, to Determine Composition of Qualified Juror Pools [doc. #343, filed February 4, 2008]. On December 22, 2008, I entered an Order granting Plaintiff's motion in part and denying it in part. I allowed both sides to access the source lists and master jury wheel of the Denver division for the identification number, occupation, race, national origin, and zip code of the grand jury panels in the second superseding indictment, but not for any other information. I am hereby supplementing that Order.
Subsequent to that Order, the Clerk's office submitted to me a list of grand juror information that satisfied the Court's order to the best of its ability. It attached a memorandum explaining the information that it was providing and its reasons for providing that information. Accordingly, I am now supplementing my Order of December 22, 2008 by attaching the grand juror information provided by the Clerk's office along with a memorandum explaining that information. I find that the parties' ability to review this information satisfies my Order of December 22, 2008.
MEMORANDUM
This memorandum responds to an ORDER [doc. 699, filed December 22, 2008] filed in Case No. 07-cr-00184-WYD, United States of America vs. 4. Brian Hicks. The memorandum will describe the information the clerk's office has available and the methodology by which the information was gathered.Introduction
The structure, management, and operations regarding jurors in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado are governed by the Amended Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors (effective February 14, 2001) (Plan). The Plan has been approved by the Court and by the Reviewing Panel of the Judicial Panel of the Tenth Circuit. The Plan is managed by the Clerk of Court under the supervision of the Chief Judge. The Chief Deputy of Operations manages the day to day operations of the Jury Department for the Clerk of Court.
The ORDER entered on December 22, 2008, directs the following:
"The government and Hicks's counsel, or his agent, are allowed access to the source lists and master jury wheel of the Denver division for the identification number, occupation, race, national origin, and zip code of the grand jury panels in the second superseding indictment, but not for any other information."
It is important at this point to explain how some of the terms used in the ORDER are defined in the Plan. The Plan defines "Source List" and "Master Jury Wheel" as follows: Source List Master Jury Wheel
The source list is all citizens of the State of Colorado eligible for jury service either because they are registered to vote or have a driver's license. The source list contains 4,906,176 names and addresses. It does not have identification numbers, occupation, race, or national origin information. The master jury wheel contains 63,999 names randomly selected from the source list and broken down by jury division, of which there are four in the District of Colorado. The clerk's office assigns an identification number at this point. The names do not have an occupation, race or national origin associated with them. With these terms in mind, what follows herein is a description of the process by which a grand jury in the District of Colorado is chosen.Grand Jury Selection Process
Pursuant to the Plan, a grand jury is chosen from the entire District of Colorado and not any one jury division. Due to this requirement, the clerk's office is not able to produce the information requested in the ORDER for the Denver Jury Division. The grand jury that returned the second superseding indictment in this case was Grand Jury 2007-01 and was selected according to the following steps. Step One Step Two Step Three voir dire
Jury summons were mailed to 299 individuals from all jury divisions. The numbers from each jury division were chosen proportionally based on population out of the master jury wheel. In addition to the summons, individuals were sent a qualification questionnaire. The qualification questionnaires were returned by some individuals. Some of the mail was undeliverable. Based on their answers, some individuals were disqualified in accordance with the Plan. For example, the clerk's office may disqualify someone if they are not a United States citizen. The clerk's office captures occupation and race off the qualification questionnaire, if the individual answered those questions. Of those individuals qualified to serve, eighty-five were chosen at random to report to the courtroom for and possible selection. Twenty-three jurors and twenty-three alternates were chosen. With this process in mind, what follows herein is a description of what information the clerk's office is producing to comply with the ORDER.Grand Jury Report and Methodology
Grand Jury 2007-01 returned the second superseding indictment in this case on April 25, 2007. Attached to this memorandum you will find the statistical breakdown for the 299 individuals identified and summoned as part of the selection process of Grand Jury 2007-01. The first page of the report contains an explanation of terms and methodology. The report does not contain a field for national origin, as that information is not collected by the clerk's office. The report only contains information on occupation and race for individuals answering those questions on the qualification questionnaire.
All address data shown is reported to the clerk's office by the State of Colorado. This information is not always accurate, as seen by the number of undeliverable summons. The address data is loaded into the Jury Management System (JMS). JMS is an automation software program designed by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to manage jury wheels, summonsing, panels, and payment. It is used by federal district courts across the country and is considered the standard software program for this process.
Conclusion
The report attached satisfies the Court's ORDER to the best of the ability of the clerk's office. There are some sections of the ORDER the clerk's office could not comply with. It could not produce grand jury information for the Denver Jury Division due to the fact all grand juries are chosen from the district as a whole. It could not produce juror information by source list due to the fact is was over four million names and would only have contained the zip code. The master jury wheel information would have been similarly unhelpful. The clerk's office could not produce national origin information since it is not collected. The occupation and race information is limited to those individuals who responded to the summons and chose to report the data. United States District Court District of Colorado Grand Jury Information Office of the Clerk Grand Jury Panel 2007-01
The report shown below was generated using the Jury Management System (JMS) computer software. The data is for Grand Jury Panel 2007-01. Column Definitions Identification Number Zip Code Juror Status Occupation Race Juror Status Definitions Undeliverable Summoned Disqualified Excused Responded Juror Grand Jury 2007-01 Selection Data Juror 23 The number randomly assigned by JMS to each individual in the master jury wheel. The zip code of the individual. The status of the individual as shown in JMS. See definitions below. The occupation of the individual as reported on the qualification questionnaire. The race of the individual as reported on the qualification questionnaire. The summons was returned undeliverable by the post office. The individual did not respond to the jury summons. The individual was disqualified from jury service prior to selection. The individual was excused from jury service by a judicial officer. The individual responded to the qualification questionnaire and was eligible for selection. The individual was selected for jury service. 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80227-2749 Responded SOFTWARE ENGINEER White 100124937 80233-4674 Responded DATA ENG'R White 100125325 80220-3170 Undeliverable 100125364 80104-1858 Disqualified SOFTWARE ENG'R White 100125767 80110-6214 Responded SERVICE FITTER White 100126084 80005-2371 Disqualified White 100126145 80525-3344 Responded JOURNALIST White 100126217 80538-8867 Disqualified White 100126824 80501-3422 Juror RETIRED White 100126923 80127-1618 Responded MANAGER Asian 100126955 80421-0697 Juror PHARMACY TECH White 100127236 80015-1439 Undeliverable 100127403 80017-1111 Undeliverable 100127606 80621 Undeliverable 100127702 80401-9498 Responded ACCOUNTANT White 100127864 80130-3822 Responded SYSTEM ENG'R White 100128333 80439-8703 Responded FINISH CARPENTER White 100128463 80013-3617 Responded OPERATIONS MGR White 100128624 80014-3620 Disqualified RET'D TELEPHONE OPERATOR White 100128692 80206-1345 Responded REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMT White 100128715 80516-4646 Undeliverable 100129570 80651 Undeliverable 100129668 80128-7606 Juror RECREATIONAL SPECIALIST Hispanic 100129767 80226-5004 Undeliverable 100129994 80124-9780 Responded TECH SUPPORT MANAGER Asian 100130088 80602-8185 Responded OFFICE MANAGER White 100130197 80122-2417 Responded RETAIL SALES White 100130316 80424-8425 Undeliverable 100130376 80540-0333 Undeliverable 100130431 80214 Juror INVESTIGATIONS White 100130472 80233-5070 Disqualified RET'D TEACHER White 100130532 80401-3597 Excused MINING GEOLOGIST White 100130701 80015-1002 Disqualified CARPENTER White 100130748 80525-2999 Undeliverable 100131216 80108-3641 Disqualified SALES White 100131224 80215-6240 Responded RETAIL MGMT Black 100131332 80304-3964 Excused LAWYER White 100131398 80033-5408 Undeliverable 100131725 80504-6226 Juror EDUCATOR White 100132169 80526-5938 Disqualified DISHWASHER White 100132188 80203-2632 Responded LOAN OFFICER White 100132401 80547-0102 Summoned 100132505 92117-2919 Undeliverable 100132559 81211-9857 Excused MARINE CHIEF ENG'R Unknown 100132732 80538-7307 Summoned 100132890 80521-1039 Excused PARAMEDIC/EMC White 100132900 80421-1062 Undeliverable 100132940 80403-8318 Disqualified Unknown 100133069 80503 Undeliverable 100133297 80538-4396 Disqualified PROGRAM MANAGER White 100133306 80121 Excused ATTORNEY White 100133352 80016-1519 Juror NURSE White 100133437 85303-2419 Disqualified Unknown 100133978 80134-9153 Juror ADMINISTRATOR White 100134025 80013-4141 Undeliverable 100134737 80026-2165 Disqualified RN White 100134921 80304-0490 Excused PHYSICIAN White 100135082 75244-3491 Disqualified Unknown 100135307 80013-4049 Undeliverable 100135372 80227-3409 Undeliverable 100135794 80205-2708 Undeliverable 100135992 80013-3043 Disqualified Unknown 100136046 80109-3528 Responded STRUCTURAL ENG'R Hispanic 100136112 80016-1757 Excused STUDENT Unknown 100136441 80030-4279 Undeliverable 100136634 80538-2313 Undeliverable 100136761 80215-5910 Undeliverable 100136990 80304-3601 Disqualified White 100137079 80004-1116 Responded INSTRUCTION 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80538-3059 Disqualified RET'D ARTIST White 100145029 80011-7323 Responded RETIRED White 100145171 80737-0063 Undeliverable 100145486 80233-6192 Undeliverable 100145616 80219-5001 Responded ACCOUNTS ASST White 100146185 80457 Responded ATTORNEY White 100146309 80701-3028 Disqualified ADMIN ASST White 100146430 80108-7749 Responded TEACHER White 100146822 80241 Responded ADMINISTRATION White 100147366 80212-1722 Disqualified White 100148315 80601-0811 Undeliverable 100148496 80634-4937 Disqualified PHARMACY TECH White 100148536 80540-8939 Excused ARTIST ASST White 100148925 80005-2314 Disqualified ANALYST CONSULTANT White 100148980 80452 Responded ADMIN White 100149053 80513-1011 Undeliverable 100149361 80005-4742 Responded BENEFITS SUPERVISOR White 100149467 80237-3446 Undeliverable 100149533 80212-7039 Undeliverable 100149619 80124-9760 Responded DESK CLERK White 100150117 80615-8223 Responded TECHNICIAN White 100150242 80104-2089 Responded STOCKER Black 100150262 80601-1644 Undeliverable 100150527 80003-4057 Summoned 100150634 80120-2035 Undeliverable 100150714 80526-1115 Responded CREDIT MANAGER White 100150720 80207-1142 Undeliverable 100150913 80301 Undeliverable 100150988 80239-5929 Disqualified Unknown 100151116 80134-5860 Responded CIVIL ENGINEER White 100151197 80601 Disqualified Unknown 100151202 80107-2051 Responded PETROLEUM MGMT Hispanic 100151348 80615-8706 Undeliverable 100151383 80723-1803 Responded White 100151527 80237 Undeliverable 100151826 80128-4034 Undeliverable 100151871 80020-2492 Responded LOAN PROCESSOR Hispanic 100152050 73034-2120 Disqualified HOMEMAKER White 100152197 80401-1741 Summoned 100152216 80205-4753 Juror ATTORNEY White 100152245 80860-0385 Summoned 100152675 80021-3865 Juror GIS TECH White 100152735 80204-3132 Summoned 100152878 80526-6933 Excused RETAIL SALES White 100153154 80759-0063 Disqualified DISHWASHER White 100153172 80017-3414 Undeliverable 100153361 33140-3144 Undeliverable 100154305 80828-1244 Juror WASTEWATER White 100154394 80015-5463 Disqualified RESEARCH ASST Asian 100154398 80631-5918 Undeliverable 100154684 80503-8750 Excused Hispanic 100155150 80623-0315 Responded PRODUCT COVERSION White 100155205 80003-3604 Juror WELDER Hispanic 100155387 80011-8442 Disqualified White 100155462 80131-0298 Excused FIREFIGHTER White 100155465 80465-2305 Undeliverable 100155468 80538-6117 Juror PERSONAL BANKER White 100155478 80212-2551 Undeliverable 100155506 80016-1175 Responded White 100156006 80215-5448 Excused PROPOSAL MANAGER White 100156588 80214 Responded MEAT CUTTER Hispanic 100156967 80222-3737 Disqualified Unknown 100157310 80219-4903 Undeliverable 100157620 80241-1386 Juror MARKETING EVENTS MGMT White 100157742 80202-1536 Undeliverable 100157896 80017-4396 Excused CAR SALES White 100157946 80135-8443 Excused SALES White 100157954 80111 Responded SALES ASSOCIATE White 100157959 60035-4052 Summoned 100158520 80121-1500 Excused White 100158680 80222 Responded BUSINESS OWNER White 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