Off topic rant. It is driving me crazy this week. Not the concept of it, but how it is working out for me. In California, they take names from either the voter's registration or driver's licence lists. Once you serve, you are covered from being called again for two years and to make it easier on you, if you are to report and are not assigned to a courtroom by the end of the day you are consedered to have done your duty. Part of the hastle is you have to arrange for time off from work which your employer is required by law to allow.
But I find myself in Jury Duty Limbo this week. I received a notice that I was to report for Jury Duty starting last Friday. You can call the night before and see if you even have to go down for that which I did. Once you get through a couple questions "please press one now" you enter your juror number and get your status. On Thursday night my message was "Your jury duty service has been postponed. Please call back again on Friday Night.". Call Friday night. Same message but call Monday (closed for the weekend). Call Monday- "Please call back tomorrow". Same thing Tuesday. When I call back tomorrow, Wednesday, it will be a full week I have been calling them.
You can request a delay yourself (you need to give them a specific date on their automated system) but then I might be in the same situation again so I have not done so yet. I keep hoping that they will say I am excused. Meanwhile, my immediate supervisor is on vacation this week and I have to fill in for him so I really cannot take time off from work anyways (I did arrange to have Friday off to go). I have been through Jury Duty a few times but never sat in on a case (I was as far as in the jury box twice but was excused by one of the attorneys).
It is just the limbo which is driving me nuts.
Any other Jury Duty stories?
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