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Question about jury duty
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:07 pm
Got a summons in the mail today for jury duty. I was able to get out of it twice in college because I was a student so I’m unfamiliar with how it works.
It says the “on call” period is from 1/14/19-1/25/19. I have a work trip out of state from 1/21-1/25 that I’ve already booked and paid for. Is that a viable excuse to get out of jury duty if I explain the situation and provide my itenerary with purchase date?
FWIW I have no problem doing my civic duty. I’d go without a fuss if I didn’t already have a trip booked. It’s a pretty important project for work.
Does “on call” mean I have to be in town and available at all times during that date range?
Does it help any that I’m submitting a request about a month ahead of time instead of waiting until the last minute?
TIA
It says the “on call” period is from 1/14/19-1/25/19. I have a work trip out of state from 1/21-1/25 that I’ve already booked and paid for. Is that a viable excuse to get out of jury duty if I explain the situation and provide my itenerary with purchase date?
FWIW I have no problem doing my civic duty. I’d go without a fuss if I didn’t already have a trip booked. It’s a pretty important project for work.
Does “on call” mean I have to be in town and available at all times during that date range?
Does it help any that I’m submitting a request about a month ahead of time instead of waiting until the last minute?
TIA
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Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:08 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Tell them you hate white people
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:09 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Call the Clerk of Courts and tell them you’ll be out of town for work on those dates.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:09 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Just call and tell them you have an International KKK rally that week and can’t attend.
No way will anyone want you on their jury.
No way will anyone want you on their jury.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:10 pm to sweetwaterbilly
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Is that a viable excuse to get out of jury duty if I explain the situation and provide my itenerary with purchase date?
It should be, but it may just be postponed to another date.
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Does “on call” mean I have to be in town and available at all times during that date range?
Yes. You call in usually the night before and they tell you whether you need to show up in the morning or not.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:11 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Our weekly jury duty thread.
If the summons came via regular mail, then they can’t prove you received it and therefore you can ignore it without fear.
Otherwise, some jurisdictions will simply let you reschedule.
If the summons came via regular mail, then they can’t prove you received it and therefore you can ignore it without fear.
Otherwise, some jurisdictions will simply let you reschedule.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:11 pm to sweetwaterbilly
If you read the letter you got you would See that you call every day after 5pm and enter your # and they will tell you if you need to show up or not
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:11 pm to sweetwaterbilly
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civic duty
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:13 pm to sweetwaterbilly
quote:
Got a summons in the mail today for jury duty. I was able to get out of it twice in college because I was a student so I’m unfamiliar with how it works.
It says the “on call” period is from 1/14/19-1/25/19. I have a work trip out of state from 1/21-1/25 that I’ve already booked and paid for. Is that a viable excuse to get out of jury duty if I explain the situation and provide my itenerary with purchase date?
FWIW I have no problem doing my civic duty. I’d go without a fuss if I didn’t already have a trip booked. It’s a pretty important project for work.
Does “on call” mean I have to be in town and available at all times during that date range?
Does it help any that I’m submitting a request about a month ahead of time instead of waiting until the last minute?
TIA
Just don't go. No consequences for me skipping 3 times so far.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:14 pm to djangochained
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If you read the letter you got you would See that you call every day after 5pm and enter your # and they will tell you if you need to show up or not
Yeah.. I read that django. But if I’m 4 states away and call in the evening and they say I need to be there the following morning.. what do you propose?
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:24 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Cut the trip short and Hop on the quickest plane back home..
Seriously, just call and tell them you cannot serve during that time and they will excuse or reschedule you. The lady I asked over the phone didn’t even ask why I wouldn’t be able to serve
Seriously, just call and tell them you cannot serve during that time and they will excuse or reschedule you. The lady I asked over the phone didn’t even ask why I wouldn’t be able to serve
Posted on 12/13/18 at 6:44 pm to sweetwaterbilly
If it came in the mail just don’t go.They can’t prove you ever got the summons
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:02 pm to sweetwaterbilly
"Awful lot of honkies in here"
-Peter Griffin
-Peter Griffin
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:05 pm to ellunchboxo
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Call the Clerk of Courts and tell them you’ll be out of town for work on those dates.
This is exactly correct. I had to do this once and during the call I offered to send them a copy of my travel plans and even offered that I could attend jury duty the following week. They thanked me for the call and said not to worry about it.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 7:05 pm to sweetwaterbilly
Ask them if the defendant is black
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:24 am to sweetwaterbilly
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Yeah.. I read that django. But if I’m 4 states away and call in the evening and they say I need to be there the following morning.. what do you propose?
I think he was responding to your question
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Does “on call” mean I have to be in town and available at all times during that date range?
What he was saying is: Yes.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:27 am to sweetwaterbilly
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I have a work trip out of state from 1/21-1/25 that I’ve already booked and paid for. Is that a viable excuse to get out of jury duty if I explain the situation and provide my itenerary with purchase date?
Yes, explain the situation to them. They may just move you to the next call in period.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:28 am to sweetwaterbilly
do your civic duty
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:18 am to MorbidTheClown
Tell them “if the police arrested him he’s guilty of something”.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:42 am to sweetwaterbilly
Say “where there is smoke there is usually fire.”
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