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September 18, 2017 5:41 pm at 5:41 pm #1366484MenoParticipant
I was summoned for jury duty in NYC. I’m supposed to call in on Oct. 6, which is the second day of Sukkos.
Suggestions?
September 18, 2017 6:26 pm at 6:26 pm #1366510zahavasdadParticipantYou are allowed to postpone Jury duty, just give them a date, Try to give in December (Courts are less busy then and want cases over before the new year)
September 18, 2017 6:26 pm at 6:26 pm #1366511ubiquitinParticipantIT might be too late. But did you try postponing
September 18, 2017 6:38 pm at 6:38 pm #1366514MenoParticipantI just got the letter today so I’m sure I can postpone. I was just wondering if anyone had a better way to go about it.
Thanks for the tip ZD
September 18, 2017 7:44 pm at 7:44 pm #1366529DovidBTParticipantWhat would happen if you ignored the letter?
September 18, 2017 7:52 pm at 7:52 pm #1366531MenoParticipant“FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO 30 DAYS OR BOTH”
Good idea. Maybe I’ll try that
September 18, 2017 7:52 pm at 7:52 pm #1366532slominerParticipantDovidBT: The same thing that happens to the other 1.5 million New Yorkers who ignore it.
September 18, 2017 8:31 pm at 8:31 pm #1366554CTLAWYERParticipantI rec’d a notice top report here in CT on Wed 09/20. Lawyers are not exempt. At 5:30 PM tomorrow I’ll check the judicial website to see if in fact I have to report. If it says yes, I’ll click to reschedule. If it says no, I’ll be deemed to have served my obligatory service and can’t be called for 3 years.
4 years ago I was scheduled for jury duty two days before Pesach. I showed up and was sent to a courtroom for questioning. The bailiff was laughing his head off, knowing I’d be excused because I know almost all the lawyers and judges too well. There was a new kid prosecutor going through the background of the case. He asked if any of the jury pool knew any of the lawyers, defendant, detectives or the judge. I raised my hand and was asked who I knew. I replied all of them. I referred the defendant to his defense attorney, my son in law………..the prosecutor’s jaw dropped and he said excused.
September 18, 2017 8:55 pm at 8:55 pm #1366561LightbriteParticipantCTLAWYER: Lol.
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