The hearing on the OSC re: contempt is in the nature of a quasi-criminal trial. It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.The appellant must prove that an error in the trial court proceedings was made and that the error affected the outcome of the court's or jury's decision. As with previous editions, this manual focuses on the law, procedures and practices in the Ninth Circuit governing jury trials. The Seventh Amendment continues a practice from English common law of distinguishing civil claims which must be tried before a jury. The Seventh Amendment requires civil jury trials only in federal courts. This Amendment is unusual. The Court of Appeal, relying primarily on Tull v. All persons accused of a crime or involved in a civil dispute have a constitutional right to have a jury decide their cases. Once you get a case number, you should include that number on every subsequent document you file with the court.