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Old 01-13-2016, 10:08 PM
 
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So apparently the court sent me two notices that I never responded to; now they've sent me a "Order to Show Cause Notice for Failure to Attend Jury Service". The letter demands that I now appear to show cause why I should not be held in contempt for failure to attend jury duty.
Has anyone gone through this? What should I expect?
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Old 01-13-2016, 10:10 PM
 
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Probably depends on the court and state you are in.
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Old 01-13-2016, 10:12 PM
 
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Probably depends on the court and state you are in.
I'm in Riverside, CA
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Old 01-14-2016, 04:55 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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I'm in Riverside, CA
I don't know what you should expect, but I hope whatever it is, you learn something from it. And BTW, you had better have a good reason and be able to back it up with proof.
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Old 01-14-2016, 07:59 AM
 
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I don't know what you should expect, but I hope whatever it is, you learn something from it. And BTW, you had better have a good reason and be able to back it up with proof.
I didn't learn much as I never read and or received their notices.
My proof will be simple...my testimony saying: "I never received your notices."
I've never been summoned and gone through this but unless I'm an idiot common sense tells me that if I intend to hold someone in contempt for not responding to a "notice" I better have sent the mail-piece certified and be able to prove the mail-piece was received by the recipient. In the real world the burden of proof normally would lie with the sender.
Then again we are talking about government and we all know that common sense isn't real common with these people on a power-trip. They'll usually bend any situation to benefit them.
This all seems like just another way for local government to flex their muscle with hopes to get the word out and put the fear in people. Way to go local government!!! Cost me a day off work and continue to waste the peoples money...How about just sending your "urgent" notices certified to begin with...YOU MORONS!
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Old 01-14-2016, 12:58 PM
 
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what a sad story
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Old 01-14-2016, 01:15 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Your only real defense is that you don't live at the address they sent the notices to. They'll buy not receiving one notice, but two? Good Luck.
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Old 01-14-2016, 02:13 PM
 
Location: TOVCCA
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If your driver's license and income taxes are attached to the same address to which they sent the notices, you're dead. And if you claim another address, they will want to see your new CDL or DMV CA ID Card attached to the new address.

The Superior Court of California
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Old 01-14-2016, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Murrieta, CA
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Just call ahead and let them know you didn't receive the notices and you are sorry. They can make a note and usually lock down a window of when you can serve. Make sure to show up to the new time or it can get a iittle dicey. I had this happen once after I made a move. I never received the notices and then suddenly got something like this and immediately called. They told me not to freak out and make sure I showed up, which I did. It never went any further than that. I served one day - they even moved it from Riverside to Murrieta, and I was done in one day.

Hope this helps.
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Old 01-14-2016, 03:42 PM
 
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Your only real defense is that you don't live at the address they sent the notices to. They'll buy not receiving one notice, but two? Good Luck.
I made a payment to the IRS postmarked before April 15th they claimed they never received it and charged me interest and penalties...I called them, the first thing they said was I had to prove that it was sent; the agent even asked me why I didn't send it certified or with tracking. They said the burden to prove falls on me...THE SENDER.
I'll venture to guess that if I would have said; "but I sent it twice, you mean to tell me you didn't receive either envelope...come on?" they'd have said: "prove twice that you sent it twice."

Am I missing something here? We all know how this works...can they really play by a different set of rules and standards just because they want to?
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