Gause v. United States

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

In this case, we convened en banc to consider whether the District of Columbia Jury System Act (“DCJSA”),1 which includes a statutory right to inspect court records used in connection with the jury selection process, requires a predicate showing that the requested materials -will ultimately yield evidence of a “substantial failure to comply with” the DCJSA. We decline to impose a threshold showing requirement, because to do so would undermine the DCJSA’s stated purpose by creating an unnecessary hurdle for litigants seeking discovery of jury pool information…