The Seventh Amendment requires civil jury trials only in federal courts. This Amendment is unusual.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. Accordingly, the Motion to Strike the Demand for a Jury Trial will be granted. For that reason, the Jury. Trial Working Group recommends, on a temporary basis, a reduction in the number of peremptory challenges in criminal and civil cases. Amdt7.2.2 Identifying Civil Cases Requiring a Jury Trial. Information and instructions for filing are available on the Case Administration page of the court website. : The Federal Circuit Holds that Patent Litigants Do Not Have a Seventh Amendment Right to a Jury Trial on Attorneys' Fees. A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require a fivesixths vote of a jury to decide a civil case.