Jury Duty
#36180 - 01/09/04 08:25 AM
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Nugget
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NO, I have NOT been called for jury duty......I was just thinking the other day........what would happen if I were called to Jury Duty. I think I could get excused because of the IBS-D right? Luckily I've only been called to Jury Duty once and that was when I was 18 right after I registered to vote. I was not chosen to sit on the jury thankfully. I don't know what I would do now....I know I wouldn't be able to fulfill my duty because of the IBS-D, but is it a viable excuse if you have a note from the doctor? Has anyone ever had to deal with this situation?
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Re: Jury Duty
#36188 - 01/09/04 08:33 AM
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sugar
Reged: 02/08/03
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Loc: Calistoga, CA
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I sure hope it's an exceptable excuse. I have such a dread of being called to jury duty.
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No Way!
#36206 - 01/09/04 09:26 AM
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Bevvy
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I had to serve on a rape case 20 years ago. Although I had IBS symptoms at the time, I didn't know it -- I just thought I had a terrible problem with gas and cramps. It was tough sitting in that jury box; I remember trying to concentrate on the case and ignoring my rumbling tummy. On the lunch breaks, I ate nothing, I was at least smart enough to know better. And deliberations were not much easier, although I could excuse myself and go to the bathroom at least.
Now that we've moved, I'm praying they don't find me -- otherwise, I think I'd just have to tell the judge the truth, that there's no way I could sit in a courtroom; if I couldn't blow, I'd explode! 
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Re: Jury Duty
#36219 - 01/09/04 10:13 AM
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suzyq
Reged: 05/22/03
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Loc: Northern Ont. Canada
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I was selected once but had the Dr. write a note and sent it with my info form. Haven't been called back since. But my poor husband has been on Jury Duty and was selected again  . Sue
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Funny you bring this up. Four years ago in Feb. I got called but I was very pregnant and due to deliver Meike in two weeks. I called and they told me not to go and asked when I would be ready again. I told her I was a stay at home mom and I wasn't sure. She said they would call me in 5 years. So next year they will be sending me one. Supposedly we are only suppose to get out of one. I homeschool the girls and since we are trying for another baby I figure I will have the same issue of being really pregnant or nursing a baby. I was just talking to Tory about this last night and we were wondering what we will do.
BTW my sister was called to Grand Jury once, She had a newborn at tht time and said there was no way she could be put on the case. She told them they could call her back in a year. She got one exactly a year later for a regular jury and was choosen. She loved it. The guy was wrongfully accused and he cried when the verdict came back not guilty. She felt so good about it.
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Hi all, I was summoned for Jury Duty this past fall. I sent my letter back with the explanation of intestinal problems and anxiety over that issue, also told them I was under a Drs. care. The excuse was accepted and I did'nt have to serve my Jury Duty. I have been called on three times to serve and was actually on a jury once, the second time I didn't get called back.
This time when the notice came it sent me into a panic, thankfully they accepted my excuse....hope they will again if it ever comes up.
Colby
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Horrors! Jury duty. I was called a few months ago, but fortunately I have a legal qualification which makes me exempt from sitting on a jury. However, I'm not practising now, so I may only be able to use that excuse for the next 10 years...lol!
I'm not sure if they'd accept IBS as a valid medical reason, here in the UK. I hope it never comes to that - but I'd try anything to avoid it.
Just thinking about it fills me with dread.
Shellsbells
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