It started with the postcard. The kind that’s half-perforated, official seal in the corner, and a single sentence that makes your stomach drop: “You have been summoned for jury duty.”
So I did what any self-respecting Angeleno does: I went to the website. LACourt.org/jury .
Three months later, on June 13th at 5:01 PM, I called the toll-free number. A robotic voice answered: “Group 47 is not required to report. Thank you for your service.”
The problem was the date: April 17th. The same week my only graphic designer was flying to Thailand for a wedding, leaving me to personally format a 200-page annual report. If I served on a trial, the report wouldn’t just be late. It would be a catastrophe.
I hung up. Walked to the taco truck. And postponed the whole thing again… next year.
It started with the postcard. The kind that’s half-perforated, official seal in the corner, and a single sentence that makes your stomach drop: “You have been summoned for jury duty.”
So I did what any self-respecting Angeleno does: I went to the website. LACourt.org/jury . postpone jury duty los angeles
Three months later, on June 13th at 5:01 PM, I called the toll-free number. A robotic voice answered: “Group 47 is not required to report. Thank you for your service.” It started with the postcard
The problem was the date: April 17th. The same week my only graphic designer was flying to Thailand for a wedding, leaving me to personally format a 200-page annual report. If I served on a trial, the report wouldn’t just be late. It would be a catastrophe. Three months later, on June 13th at 5:01
I hung up. Walked to the taco truck. And postponed the whole thing again… next year.