If you can adequately show that having a team member summoned to jury duty would irreparably damage your business, you may be able to appeal their summons with a jury service excusal letter.
How to fill out the Employer Jury Service Excusal Letter Template? Fill in your name and company details. Provide the employee's full name and jury service dates. Explain why the employee needs to be excused. Suggest a time frame for rescheduling the jury service. Attach supporting documents.
For example, write something like “My name is Jane Doe. On (date), I received a jury summons for (court date) at (court address) and was assigned the juror number (insert number here). I am writing to request to be excused from jury service because being absent from work would pose an extreme financial hardship.”
Circumstances for Excuse A serious physical or mental condition exists that would expose a prospective juror to undue risk of physical or mental hardship. Prospective jurors 75 years or older, may request an excuse based solely on age. The prospective juror is the sole caregiver to an ill or disabled family member.
Served By. If service is accomplished by mail, the summons may be served by the U.S. Marshal, clerk, or jury commission. If personal service is required, the summons is served by the U.S. Marshal.
Dear Sender, Thank you for your message. I am currently serving jury duty and will be unavailable until Return Date. This civic duty requires my full attention, and I will have limited access to email during this time.
What are some of the best excuses people have used when they didn't want to show up for jury duty? You are not fluent in English. You are disabled, evidenced by a physician's attestation. You are hospitalized, again evidenced by a physician's attestation.
Here: To Whom It May Concern: Hello. I am writing to ask for a personal hardship deferral/excusal from jury duty at this time. I am the fulltime stay at home parent for my four children, ages 8,6, 4 and 2. The 2 year old is still breastfeeding several times a day, and my husband is self-employed.
Have not been adjudged incompetent by a court. Must be able to read, write and comprehend the English language. Cannot have been convicted of a felony within the last 10 years. Cannot have served on a jury panel within the county within the past year.
On {insert date application received}, I received an application for an exemption from {compulsory schooling/compulsory participation} to be granted to {you/insert child's/student's/young person's name} for the period beginning {insert date requested for exemption to commence} {where the proposed exemption is for a ...