What is the procedure used to select a jury in a civil case?

Two alternate jurors will be empaneled. The "struck jury" system will be used to select the jury. The struck jury system is "designed to allow both the prosecution and the defense a maximum number of peremptory challenges. The venire . . . start[s] with about 3[6] potential jurors, from which the defense and the prosecution alternate[] with strikes until a petite panel of 12 jurors remain[s]." Powers v Ohio, 499 U.S. 400, 404-05 (1991); see also United States v. Esparza-Gonzalez, 422 F.3d 897, 899 (9th Cir. 2005) (discussing the "struck jury" system).

The Jury Administrator randomly selects potential

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