Rule 38 preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases, requiring a specific demand within 14 days after the last pleading directed to the issue. When a demand for jury trial is included in a pleading, the demand must be set forth at the end of the pleading.Learn about the basic elements of a jury trial. A jury trial must be demanded when the case is first set for trial (if set on notice or stipulation) or within 5 days after notice of setting. A Standard Document counsel may use when requesting a jury trial in a California unlimited civil action. A demand for a jury trial is not set forth at the end of the pleading. (L. If you are asking for a jury trial, be sure to write "Demand for Jury Trial" below the title. This Honorable Court should retain jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 1333 and strike the Plaintiffs' claim for jury trial. (2) the court, on motion or on its own, finds that on some or all of those issues there is no federal right to a jury trial. (b) When No Demand Is Made.