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    • May 20, 2008 at 8:44 am #2530
      Jeanie
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      OK, so I have Jury Duty this week. In L.A. county what that means is you call in every night after 7 pm for a week to find out if you have to report the next morning. One of my best friends is a prosecutor, and she has convinced me that jury duty is my civic duty, but damn this is inconvenient! I didn't have to report today, and I just called to see if I have to report tomorrow. I don't have to, so now I have to call again tomorrow night to see if I have to report Wednesday. My schedule this week is so messed up because of it. There has to be a better way!

    • May 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm #11407
      Super Sonic
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      I hope I never have to do jury duty

    • May 21, 2008 at 7:51 am #11451
      Jeanie
      Member

      Called again tonight. Don't have to report tomorrow. Have to call again after 7pm tomorrow for Thursday. Arghh!

    • May 21, 2008 at 1:54 pm #11456
      Samu
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      ..after 7 pm? Wow, over here ANY public office is closed by that time.
      What's jury duty anyway? Do you get to be in the jury in a trial?

    • May 21, 2008 at 5:47 pm #11466
      madamadam
      Member

      That's exactly what it means. I think it would be quite cool to do as a one time thing – provided you don't get cast with a bunch of cunts.

    • May 21, 2008 at 8:16 pm #11476
      Desensitized
      Member

      Bunch of cunts.

      Nice.

    • May 21, 2008 at 9:47 pm #11474
      Admin
      Keymaster

      I'd think that would be every guys dream. 11 girls, 1 guy…

    • May 21, 2008 at 10:02 pm #11481
      The Wind
      Member

      If court is anything like Phoenix Write, count me in!

    • May 21, 2008 at 10:51 pm #11484
      madamadam
      Member

      I'd point out that it's actually spelled "Wright", but nobody likes a pedant…

    • May 21, 2008 at 10:54 pm #11485
      The Wind
      Member

      You're right, I knew that.

    • May 22, 2008 at 7:14 am #11463
      Jeanie
      Member

      I don't report tomorrow, so I have to call in again Thursday night! And yes, this is to see if I will serve on a jury.

      I don't know about all of the USA, but in CA, you can be called once a year. The last three times I've been called and reported, I was sent home at lunch because my cases settled. The rule is you only have to be available for a week. So if I call in tomorrow night and they don't need me Friday, I'm off the hook for a year.

      And Samu, it's a recorded message, no one is there after 7pm! !lol

    • May 22, 2008 at 3:16 pm #11508
      Admin
      Keymaster

      I've never had to serve, but I've had to go down there and wait all damn day for nothing. One time I never even got my notice and found out I had a bench warrant out for my arrest for not appearing. California doesn't fuck around.

    • May 23, 2008 at 5:03 am #11514
      Jeanie
      Member

      So tonight was the last night I had to call in. I don't have to report tomorrow, so my "jury service" is over for a year. Yay! I was kind of held hostage by the process all week, but at least I didn't have to sit in a courthouse all day, just to be sent home without serving.

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