No Holds Barred

by **Indians88** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:17 am

I was summoned to appear in the middle of august on a Monday for jury duty. It says that I need to be available for a two week period, however the Monday following the date of my summons I start classes for my second year of college. Does anyone (maybe a lawyer) know if I will be excused for this? Being that I have a 4.0 and am working towards going to medical school, it would really affect my grade if I started out the fall semester a week behind. Thanks for your help.

by **jfiling** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:35 am

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2002/olrdata/jud/ ... R-0631.htm

This isn't very specific, and it is old, but I'd guess you should be able to claim a hardship exemption due to your classes. Last I heard the way jury duty works is you call a phone number every morning and find out if you've been called up or not. I think you can pretty much go about your life as long as you make the phone calls.

by **peeker643** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:06 am

Indians88 wrote:I was summoned to appear in the middle of august on a Monday for jury duty. It says that I need to be available for a two week period, however the Monday following the date of my summons I start classes for my second year of college. Does anyone (maybe a lawyer) know if I will be excused for this? Being that I have a 4.0 and am working towards going to medical school, it would really affect my grade if I started out the fall semester a week behind. Thanks for your help.

You have a 4.0 GPA and haven't looked for or found a phone number you can call on that summons? 8) :cool: 8-)

There has to be a name or number on it you can call to try and get either a deferment or talk to someone about how that specific court's process works.

by **leadpipe** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:39 am

You can delay it twice, and then the third time you'd better be dead. This was the way it was a few years back, anyway.

A deferrment for your situation should go thru, but they aren't going to forget about you.

by **General** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:22 am

If your deferment fails....one word-guilty, that should get you excused. 8) :cool: 8-)

by **StewieG** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:42 am

Just tell them you believe the party to be guilty, to be punishable by death. Even if it's for a simple matter.

Or tell them you're a big-time bible pusher, and believe in an eye-for-an-eye. The crazier the look on your face, the better.

by **FUDU** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:49 am

If you end up having to go bring something to do, a book to read, a Rubix Cube, something b/c it is excruciatingly boring for more than 75% of the jurors.

by **swerb** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:54 am

FUDU wrote:If you end up having to go bring something to do, a book to read, a Rubix Cube, something b/c it is excruciatingly boring for more than 75% of the jurors.

A rubix cube? Those still around?

by **FUDU** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:06 am

Oh yeah, one sitting in my living room, and they still sell em new almost anywhere they sell new toys.

by **Indians88** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:43 am

Thanks guys, I had the number to call and everything on the sheet. I got it late last night and I couldn't call because obviously it was closed. On the sheet of exemptions it said nothing about being a student, and I was just wondering if anyone on here knew if I would be exempt. Thanks for your help.

by **buckeye319** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:15 pm

You'd probably learning more in jury duty than any college course anyway. :-) :smile: :)

by **Indians88** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:22 pm

buckeye319 wrote:You'd probably learning more in jury duty than any college course anyway.

Not really actually. It wouldn't be such a big deal if I wasn't taking stuff like human physiology and organic chemistry. Those classes I know that I need to do well in because those are classes that will be looked at when it comes to getting into medical school.

by **General** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:38 pm

Indians88 wrote:
buckeye319 wrote:You'd probably learning more in jury duty than any college course anyway.

Not really actually. It wouldn't be such a big deal if I wasn't taking stuff like human physiology and organic chemistry. Those classes I know that I need to do well in because those are classes that will be looked at when it comes to getting into medical school.

Human Physiology=Crazy Horse
Organic Chemistry=Check out some of the chemical reactions at the tailgate

by **leadpipe** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:59 pm

StewieG wrote:Just tell them you believe the party to be guilty, to be punishable by death. Even if it's for a simple matter.

Or tell them you're a big-time bible pusher, and believe in an eye-for-an-eye. The crazier the look on your face, the better.

Problem with this is, they'll still keep you the two weeks anyway, even if you don't get a trial.

by **skatingtripods** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:35 pm

I got summoned last year to appear on my second day of classes. I was excused immediately.

by **ThisIsNat** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:57 am

I got a summons when I was in college, and had to write a letter explaining that I was student teaching, and while the school could live without the student teacher present, it would have seriously affected my last semester of college if I missed two chances to be observed. I was cleared after writing a letter, told I would be called again within the year, and it's been ten and I haven't heard! (Knock on wood...)

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