Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 1870


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1870. Challenges 

      In civil cases, each party shall be entitled to three peremptory
    challenges. Several defendants or several plaintiffs may be
    considered as a single party for the purposes of making challenges,
    or the court may allow additional peremptory challenges and permit
    them to be exercised separately or jointly.
      All challenges for cause or favor, whether to the array or panel
    or to individual jurors, shall be determined by the court.
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