Federal Grand Jury Summons ---Philadelphia

**john9001** · October 10th, 2015, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Zeke2A

I understand the civic duty ....but NOT having a choice is the problem. Plus have to drive 70 plus miles and shell out all the up front expenses ......is a PITA .....if the court was in Reading or even Allentown it would be less of a problem . Especially if I have to do this $hit once or twice a week .

You could try claiming financial hardship.

**Zeke2A** · October 11th, 2015, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by john9001

You could try claiming financial hardship.

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Not an option ...:-/

**jack76590** · October 11th, 2015, 09:21 PM

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**Zeke2A** · October 16th, 2015, 07:20 PM

Went today sat around for 6hrs didn't get selected .......non event ...other than almost missing my turn and ending up going over the Ben Franklin into Jersey with my .32 loaded with hollow points ...

Glad I'm outta that mess ...we got dismissed at 1430hrs so I was able to beat most of the Friday rush...

**wis bang** · October 19th, 2015, 12:30 PM

You were lucky, I got stuck for most of two weeks [petit juror], years ago, when you finished your case you sent back to the jury pool.

They have sub courts in Reading and Allentown and people were sent from Phila to those courts without regard to where they lived.

**bamboomaster** · October 19th, 2015, 08:09 PM

I don't know what to say other than I am very proud of the folks on this forum who understand this judicial process - from many different points of view.

FWIW, I understand not only the Constitution of the United States but also the geometry of a Dodecahedron better than I do where to park in permitted spaces...

**gghbi** · October 19th, 2015, 10:00 PM

Glad to see you survived the ordeal!!

**Gunowner99** · October 20th, 2015, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Zeke2A

Went today sat around for 6hrs didn't get selected .......non event ...other than almost missing my turn and ending up going over the Ben Franklin into Jersey with my .32 loaded with hollow points ...

Glad I'm outta that mess ...we got dismissed at 1430hrs so I was able to beat most of the Friday rush...

I've done that before, sans the gun.

**Zeke2A** · October 24th, 2015, 06:22 PM

It's truly sad that as a law abiding citizen I need to fear imprisionment for crossing a river to another state in the same country ....granted I treat the people's republic of new jersey loosely as a state but it burns my ass that we have to deal with this shit.