• The U.S. District Court will pay you an attendance fee of $40.00 per day (unless you are a federal employee), plus travel expenses for the round trip from your home based on the current General Services Administration (GSA) rate per mile (click HERE). Jurors who earn in excess of $600.00 in attendance fees in one calendar year will receive a form 1099.
• Payment can be expected sometime after the first week of the month following the month in which you served
• The travel reimbursement is not taxable.

A Petit Jury is a trial jury for both civil and criminal cases. The Petit Jury listens to the evidence offered during the trial and returns a verdict. A verdict in a civil case may be a finding for the plaintiff or the defendant. A verdict in a criminal case finds the defendant involved guilty or not guilty.

Once summoned, the information card should be returned as soon as possible and no later then 10 days after receipt.

If the case you served on went 5 days when that case ended your service will end for that term. If the case you served on went less then 5 days you would still be eligible to be randomly selected for another case in the same manner as your first. Once you have served 5 days, your service would end unless you happen to be assigned to a trial that lasts more then 5 days. Once you are selected as a juror, you are a juror in that matter until that case comes to its conclusion.

Smoking is permitted only outside the building.

You may request a Certificate of Attendance from the jury administrator. The certificate will be available before you leave the courthouse at the end of the day.

The Federal Court tries both civil and criminal cases and it is possible that you may be selected for either or both.

All jurors should attempt to wear appropriate attire for jury duty. Jeans, shorts, and T-shirts are not considered appropriate attire.

You may update your current address in eJuror, or you may  enter your new address on your questionnaire or summons and mail it back to the Court.

If you have served as a juror in the past two years, you may request to be excused from serving again.  You can request the excuse through eJuror or you can enclose a copy of your attendance certificate with your questionnaire or summons.

The Court follows current best practices for database and server security, maintained by highly-skilled Information Technology Court staff, and supported by a dedicated national security group.

You will need the nine digit participant number near your name on the questionnaire or summons, the first three letters of your last name, and your birth date to login to the system and complete the form.

No. If you have completed and submitted your form through eJuror, please do not send the paper form back to the Court. Prior to submitting your completed questionnaire, you can print the information if you would like a copy for your records.

You must complete and submit the Juror Information Form using eJuror.  Once the Court reviews and accepts the submitted information (usually within 24 hours), log back into eJuror.  You will see “new” options on the left side of the page listing Excuse/Postpone/Partial Excuse.  Click on the desired option and proceed with your request.  

If you need to send additional information, you can send it to the Court’s location address that is listed on your form to the attention of the Jury Department.  You may also send it by email to Delaware_ejuror@ded.uscourts.gov. 

You must deactivate the Adobe Acrobat security features, such as password protection, save the file, and submit the document again.

Compress the PDF in Adobe Acrobat and submit the document again by following the steps below:

• Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat
• Click on File, then Print
• In the Print pop-up window, select Adobe PDF from the Printer drop-down menu
• Click on Properties button next to the Printer drop-down menu
• In the Adobe PDF Document Properties pop-up window, click on the Paper/Quality tab
• Click on the Advanced button
• Under Graphic, next to Print Quality, click on 1200 dpi and select 300 dpi from the drop-down menu
• Click on the OK button twice to return to the Print pop-up window
• Click on the Print button
• Type in your file name and click on the Save button
• Log in to CM/ECF and file the document

This is most likely to occur with scanned documents. If the main document exceeds the 35 MB limit, the document must be broken up into logical divisions with each division not exceeding the 35 MB limit.

The CM/ECF System has several layers of security in order to ensure that your filing has not been altered in any way.

How does an attorney become admitted to appear pro hac vice in the U.S. District Court - District of Delaware, and further register for electronic noticing?

Civil Cover Sheet

Form (JS-044)

Notice of Removal  

Original (not bound or stapled) + one stapled copy;
Attach copies of all process, pleadings, and orders served upon defendant(s).
The case caption, insofar as the parties are concerned, must be identical to the caption in State Court (Refer to Local Rule 81.1).

Filing Fee

Payment of filing fee, $400.00 (made payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court), or Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees (AO-239).
Information regarding the procedure for removal can be found in Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 1446.

Rev. 2/2/2015

Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(f)(2)(C)(ii), please complete the following actions:

E-file a Praecipe (letter format) addressed to the Clerk of Court, listing the documents to be served, names and addresses of defendants to be served by registered mail, and note that service is pursuant to this rule.  When not e-filed, the Praecipe may be saved in pdf on a disk, and filed at the Clerk’s Office Help Desk.

E-file an Affidavit certifying under penalty of perjury, that counsel has researched service of process in the applicable country, confirming that service by registered mail pursuant to F.R.C.P 4(f)(2)(C)(ii) is an acceptable means of service in that country.   Filer should refer to Department of State web-site, travel.state.gov. “Legal Consideration” section. If service by mail is not acceptable, diplomatic channels may be appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1608(a)(4).

Deliver to the Clerk’s Office Help Desk, the following:

1. One copy of each document to be served, to include a copy of the e-filed praecipe and affidavit, for each party being served;
2. An original signed and sealed copy of the summons form for each party being served;
3. Envelope(s) (brown kraft paper – no tyvec or padded) that meets USPS requirements for registered mail, pre-addressed to each party being served, showing return address: Clerk, U.S. District Court, Unit 18, 844 N. King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
4. Completed Registered Mail receipt form PS 3806, Registered Mail Label PS 200, and completed Return Receipt Card PS 2865 (International) for each package being mailed.

An Intake Deputy will prepare a transmittal/cover letter on Clerk’s Office letterhead, listing the documents being mailed, noting that the mailing is being made pursuant to F.R.C.P. 4(f)(2)(C)(ii), and make final preparations for each package.  Each envelope will be sealed with brown kraft tape over all flaps, with applicable labels properly affixed.

Once sealed and ready for mailing, the Clerk’s office will advise the requesting party/attorney that the envelopes are ready for their pickup and delivery to the U.S. Post Office.  The requestor arranges pickup and delivery of the packages to the post office and payment of all fees.  After the Post Office completes their processing, the requestor will deliver the registered mail postal receipt to the Clerk’s Office for docketing.

Upon receipt of the post office registered mail receipts, the Intake Deputy will prepare an Affidavit of Mailing, to include the postal receipts, which will be docketed as Proof of Mailing.

After service has been made, the international return receipt cards will be mailed back to the Clerk’s Office and be docketed as Return of Service Executed

Under 10 Delaware Code § 3114, please complete the following actions:

E-file a Praecipe (letter format) addressed to the Clerk of Court, listing the certified copies of documents to be served, names and addresses of defendants to be served by registered mail, and note that service is pursuant to this rule.  When not e-filed, the Praecipe may be saved in pdf on a disk, and filed at the Clerk’s Office Help Desk.

Deliver to the Clerk’s Office Help Desk, the following:

1. One copy of each document to be served, to include a copy of the e-filed praecipe and  summons attesting prior service on the Registered Agent, for each party being served;
2. Each document should be printed with the docket headers turned ON, and must be CERTIFIED by the Clerk’s Office for $11.00 per document. Make checks payable to CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT.
3. Envelope(s) (brown kraft paper – no tyvec or padded) that meets USPS requirements for registered mail, pre-addressed to each party being served, showing return address: Clerk, U.S. District Court, Unit 18, 844 N. King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
4. Completed Registered Mail receipt form PS 3806, Registered Mail Label PS 200, and completed Return Receipt Card PS 3811 (Domestic), for each package being mailed.

An Intake Deputy will prepare a transmittal/cover letter on Clerk’s Office letterhead, listing the documents being mailed, noting that the mailing is being made pursuant to 10 Del Code § 3114, and make final preparations for each package.       Each envelope will be sealed with brown kraft tape over all flaps, with applicable labels properly affixed.

Once sealed and ready for mailing, the Clerk’s office will advise the requesting party/attorney that the envelopes are ready for pickup and delivery to the U.S. Post Office. The requestor arranges pickup and delivery of the packages to the post office and payment of all fees.  After the Post Office will completes their processing, the requestor will deliver the registered mail postal receipt to the Clerk’s Office for docketing.

Upon receipt of the post office registered mail receipts, the Intake Deputy will prepare an Affidavit of Mailing, to include the postal receipts, which will be docketed as Proof of Mailing.

After service has been made, the domestic return receipt cards will be mailed back to the Clerk’s Office and e docketed as Return of Service Executed.

Under 6 Delaware Code § 17-109 or 18-109, please complete the following actions:

E-file a Praecipe (letter format) addressed to the Clerk of Court, listing the certified copies of documents to be served, names and addresses of defendants to be served by registered mail, and note that service is pursuant to this rule.  When not e-filed, the Praecipe may be saved in pdf on a disk, and filed at the Clerk’s Office Help Desk.

Deliver to the Clerk’s Office Help Desk, the following:

1. One copy of each document to be served, to include a copy of the e-filed praecipe and  summons attesting prior service on the Registered Agent, for each party being served;
2. Each document should be printed with the docket headers turned ON, and must be CERTIFIED by the Clerk’s Office for $11.00 per document. Make checks payable to CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT.
3. Envelope(s) (brown kraft paper – no tyvec or padded) that meets USPS requirements for registered mail, pre-addressed to each party being served, showing return address: Clerk, U.S. District Court, Unit 18, 844 N. King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
4. Completed Registered Mail receipt form PS 3806, Registered Mail Label PS 200, and completed Return Receipt Card PS 3811 (Domestic), for each package being mailed.

An Intake Deputy will prepare a transmittal/cover letter on Clerk’s Office letterhead, listing the documents being mailed, noting that the mailing is being made pursuant to 6 Delaware Code §17-109 or other applicable state statute, and make final preparations for each package. Each envelope will be sealed with brown kraft tape over all flaps, with applicable labels properly affixed.

Once sealed and ready for mailing, the Clerk’s office will advise the requesting party/attorney that the envelopes are ready for their pickup and delivery to the U.S. Post Office.  The requestor arranges pickup and delivery of the packages to the post office and payment of all fees.  After the Post Office will completes their processing, the requestor will deliver the registered mail postal receipt to the Clerk’s Office for docketing.

Upon receipt of the post office registered mail receipts, the Intake Deputy will prepare an Affidavit of Mailing, to include the postal receipts, which will be docketed as Proof of Mailing.

After service has been made, the domestic return receipt cards will be mailed back to the Clerk’s Office and be docketed as Return of Service Executed.