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rmI just got called for jury duty.
As some people may remember I received a summons at my parents house when I was in Australia and they mailed it back saying I don't live there. So today I get one at my house saying I've already postponed and I have to go.
I don't get paid when I have jury duty, I can't afford to do jury duty, but they won't give me financial hardship because they think I should just have fewer expenses than I do. Also, if I can't change it, I shouldn't be going to any of the auditions I have tomorrow either. And even if I could change it to when I have vacation days it would still be disaster, it means I couldn't go away until 2007. I know jury duty isn't a crisis, but it feels like one.
Am I remembering rightly that if they don't choose you they let you go after three days? And that they only keep you until about 1pm each of those days? Please please.
This is a stupid thing to want to cry over, but I do.
For the NYC locals -- how many days did they keep you? For how long? Did you wind up on a jury?
As some people may remember I received a summons at my parents house when I was in Australia and they mailed it back saying I don't live there. So today I get one at my house saying I've already postponed and I have to go.
I don't get paid when I have jury duty, I can't afford to do jury duty, but they won't give me financial hardship because they think I should just have fewer expenses than I do. Also, if I can't change it, I shouldn't be going to any of the auditions I have tomorrow either. And even if I could change it to when I have vacation days it would still be disaster, it means I couldn't go away until 2007. I know jury duty isn't a crisis, but it feels like one.
Am I remembering rightly that if they don't choose you they let you go after three days? And that they only keep you until about 1pm each of those days? Please please.
This is a stupid thing to want to cry over, but I do.
For the NYC locals -- how many days did they keep you? For how long? Did you wind up on a jury?
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Date: 2005-07-06 01:10 am (UTC)Federal keeps you for one mandatory day. The next morning you telephone a message system to find out if you have to come in, or if you've been completely excused. I've never known anyone who had to go in more than the one day. If you're chosen for a jury, of course, all bets are off.
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Date: 2005-07-06 01:14 am (UTC)Okay, that's good.
And different than how it was the last two times I had to do this (one, I wound up on a case, but my job paid me for it then; the other I had to spend three days in voire dires and didn't get picked for anything and then they let me go).
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Date: 2005-07-06 01:14 am (UTC)