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.

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Terms Used In 28 USC 1870

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8

All challenges for cause or favor, whether to the array or panel or to individual jurors, shall be determined by the court.