11.1 Unless the Court is notified of settlement at least seventy-two hours in advance of the start of trial, the clerk will notify the jury panel to report for trial. Only the Judge shall be authorized to direct the clerk to release the jury panel.

11.2 If the Court is advised of the settlement of a case more than seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the trial, no juror fees will be assessed as a cost of the action; if the Court is notified of settlement less than seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of trial, then in the Court's discretion juror fees may be assessed as a cost of the action.

11.3 “Juror fees” as used in this Rule means the daily fee and expense payment for each reporting member of the jury panel, which, collectively, presently amounts to $12.50 per juror reporting.