This form for use in litigation against an insurance company for bad faith breach of contract. Adapt this model form to fit your needs and specific law. Not recommended for use by non-attorney.
This form for use in litigation against an insurance company for bad faith breach of contract. Adapt this model form to fit your needs and specific law. Not recommended for use by non-attorney.
Alameda County jurors will now receive $100 a day with increased mileage benefits - ABC7 San Francisco.
(e) The parties demanding a jury trial shall deposit with the clerk or judge, at the beginning of the second and each succeeding day's session, a sum equal to that day's fees and mileage of the jury, including the fees and mileage for the trial jury panel if the trial jury has not yet been selected and sworn.
If you are NOT qualified to serve, want to request an excuse, or want to request a postponement of your jury service, you can submit your request on the Online E-Juror Portal . If you are unable to go to our website, write a letter to our office regarding the details of your request.
Minor hardships or inconveniences to an employer are not legal reasons to be excused from jury service. However, you may request to be postponed to a more convenient time. If serving on jury duty will create an extreme financial hardship, visit the online Juror Portal to request an excuse.
When you are called, you'll report to the location specified at the time specified. You may then be put in to a jury pool -- a group of a few dozen to a couple hundred people. You'll meet the judge and the lawyers for both sides. They'll explain what the case is about, talk about how long it will take.
You should plan to attend court as a juror all day from approximately a.m. - p.m., depending on the court's schedule. Civil cases will last from one to two weeks or sometimes longer. The average length is around five days. Criminal cases generally last from two to three weeks or sometimes longer.